by Art Petty | Feb 4, 2016 | Art of Managing, Leadership, Strategy
The next time you get to the end of the roll of paper towels, instead of immediately throwing the cardboard tube into the recycling bin, channel your inner kid and put it up to your eye and use it as an imaginary telescope. Admit it, you did it. We all did. Wrapping...
by Art Petty | Jan 31, 2016 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
It’s impossible to lead effectively if you don’t have an open line of communication with your team members. From ample experience gained through coaching executives and soon-to-be executives, I’ve learned that many leaders talk about their “open door policy” and...
by Art Petty | Jan 30, 2016 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Farewell January! We Won’t Miss You For the first month of 2016, the weather and the stock market are setting the tone, with wildly varying conditions and tremendous swings in prices, temperatures and precipitation. At least some of that precipitation must have...
by Art Petty | Jan 26, 2016 | Art of Managing, High Performance Management Teams, Strategy
In my considerable time working for and around large firms, I’ve been on the receiving end of exactly one good, constructive business review with a team from corporate. That makes the score approximately 119 lousy experiences to 1 that was worth a damn. I’ll rail at...
by Art Petty | Jan 24, 2016 | Career, Leadership Caffeine, Strategy
Most of us don’t think about leadership and leading in the context of our peers. After all, by definition, there’s no hierarchical relationship between group members. Conventional thinking suggests our peers are our teammates, our colleagues and our fellow managers or...
