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What D-Day and Other Big Decisions in History Teach Us About Decision-Making as Leaders

By Art Petty|2019-06-06T09:45:51-05:00June 6th, 2019|Decision-Making, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine|

History is filled with examples where a decision at a moment-in-time changed the outcome. As we commemorate the courage of those who participated in the D-Day Invasion in World War II, I look at Eisenhower's decision that day and another fateful decision 80-years earlier that changed the course of a nation. Our workplace decisions aren't on the same scale, yet, the big decisions at a moment in time do change the fate of organizations. What can we learn from history here?

For Better Decision-Making, Unpack and Stress Test Assumptions

By Art Petty|2017-10-17T08:31:13-05:00October 17th, 2017|Decision-Making, Leadership, Strategy|

There are many reasons our seemingly failure-proof plans go horribly wrong. One critical step you can take to move the odds of success in the right direction is to borrow a step from Red Teaming and learn to unpack and stress test key assumptions. This article shares some ideas to help you get started with this critical step for strengthening decision-making and planning activities.

Is Your Decision-Making Style Holding Your Team Hostage?

By Art Petty|2017-06-02T13:11:57-05:00June 2nd, 2017|Art of Managing, Decision-Making, Leadership|

It was a fascinating experience in contrasting decision-making styles. One moved fast and made decisions on the run. The other studied an issue until the perfect answer emerged. According to HBR, high performing CEOs exhibit speed and conviction when it comes to decision-making.

Decision-Making and The Three Rules of Risk Management

By Art Petty|2016-10-22T17:12:22-05:00July 24th, 2008|Decision-Making, Leadership|

Your decision-making style says a lot about you as a leader. Some people make a lot of decisions with little more than a gut hunch to guide them and others spend a lot of time gathering insights and information to support their decision. Others struggle to make decisions on anything and might still be considering what to order for breakfast when it’s time for dinner. And still others avoid making decisions because taking a stand increases the odds that they will be held accountable for results.

The Meeting is Never for Decision-Making: A Product Management Lesson I Learned at Matsushita

By Art Petty|2016-10-22T17:12:28-05:00March 18th, 2008|Product Management, Project Management|

While the technique or reaching agreement with your stakeholders one by one ahead of formal approval might seem a bit like playing politics, I prefer to view it as covering the bases. Leaders invest in people they trust and have a sense for, and the ceremony of a group meeting is the wrong place to try and build your trust and credibility.

Leadership Decision-Making: Learn to Be Like Mike

By Art Petty|2016-10-22T17:12:31-05:00January 28th, 2008|Leadership|

Timely decision-making on the part of a leader is an essential ingredient for success. A leader's decision-making speed sets the pace for a team and influences the working environment in a number of positive ways. Rapid decision-making enables action and encourages team members to experiment in pursuit of innovation. It has been my experience that this style of leader tends to actually make fewer direct decisions and instead encourages and enables team members to make the call themselves. The added benefit of this style is the development of trust between all parties and the creation and strengthening of a sense of empowerment for the manager's team members.

How to tame your “I’m the smartest person in the room’ problem

By Art Petty|2024-04-01T09:36:54-05:00April 1st, 2024|Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Self-Development|

A leader's compulsion to always be the smartest person in every room not only stifles creativity but also undermines the potential of a high-performance environment. Here are ideas to help tame this destructive syndrome.

Introduction to The Manager’s Journey

By Art Petty|2024-03-17T12:03:42-05:00March 17th, 2024|Art of Managing, The Manager's Journey|

Joseph W. Campbell's description of The Hero's Journey has 17 distinct stages, starting with The Call to Adventure, navigating The Road of Trials, and ending with the Freedom to Live. Of course, the action occurs between those stages, with untold challenges, exhilarating highs, and soul-crushing lows. Campbell might have been writing the story of The Manager's Journey.

Seven Big Insights from the Latest Manager Development Program Cohort

By Art Petty|2023-10-05T12:10:33-05:00October 5th, 2023|Art of Managing, Decision-Making, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Self-Development, Think Differently|

One of my pleasures as an executive and emerging leader coach comes from the time spent in session with the cohort groups in my various programs. I am inspired by their passion for their work and hunger to learn and exhilarated by some of their perspectives. Here are seven big insights from the recent Manager Development Program cohort:

Designing A Bug-Free Operating System for Great Managers

By Art Petty|2023-01-20T07:14:16-06:00January 20th, 2023|Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Management Innovation, Think Differently|

Rethinking the Operating System Needed for Manager Success Late last year, I shared an article at SmartBrief on Leadership, introducing the idea of the Manager's Operating System—a set of core programs or instructions that must be present to create a healthy working environment and support manager and team success. I like the operating system metaphor [...]

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