by Art Petty | Aug 28, 2013 | Art of Managing, Leadership
Note from Art: I shamelessly grabbed hold of the “you can’t scale bad people” line from some commentator on CNBC. While “bad” is a strong word, I agree with his intended meaning. There’s no formula, no strategy, no approach to building a...
by Art Petty | Aug 27, 2013 | Leadership
Leading is a privilege and you serve at the discretion of the people on your team. While you might have hire, promote or fire authority, the people around you make the choice to go through the motions or invest their hearts and minds in pursuit of their tasks. Nothing...
by Art Petty | Aug 25, 2013 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Strategy
There are few attributes more valuable to leaders than the ability to stare uncertainty in the face and recognize it as a golden opportunity to shape and form the situation to their own and to their firm’s advantage. I’ve observed many managers including senior...
by Art Petty | Aug 20, 2013 | Leadership
The fundamentals of leadership never go out of style. Whether you are a first-time leader, an experienced professional taking over a new team or a senior leader who can use a little leadership pick-me-up, focusing on these five fundamentals will serve you and your...
by Art Petty | Aug 18, 2013 | Art of Managing, Leadership, Project Management, Strategy
With few exceptions that I’ve encountered, most senior leaders lose sleep over how fast their organizations and employees are moving. Their minds and mantras are: faster to change, faster to improve, faster to add new capabilities, faster to explore and develop...
