by Art Petty | Jul 25, 2013 | Art of Managing, Leadership, Management Innovation, Strategy
Good to great near-term numbers have lured many a management team into focusing on the near-term at the expense of their firm’s long-term health. While it’s counter-intuitive to think that good results are potentially unhealthy, consider: Today’s...
by Art Petty | Jul 22, 2013 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Management Innovation, Strategy
We all know and live with the distractions that pull us from our true priorities. From the personal issues that tug at us while we’re striving to work and live, to the endless number of workplace distractions, focus often seems like an abstract concept. A bit of daily...
by Art Petty | Jul 18, 2013 | Career, Just One Thing
I confess to having not used the descriptor “smarty pants” since sometime before I turned 11, but I was reminded of it the other day in a Wall Street Journal article on the potential nomination of economist, Larry Summers, to the Chairmanship of the Federal Reserve....
by Art Petty | Jul 16, 2013 | Leadership
A wise man once offered to a new leader, “You’re job has changed and now, instead of focusing on the details, you’ve got to detail the focus.” For too many new to the role of leading, we allow the urgent-unimportant to monopolize our time and dictate our priorities....
by Art Petty | Jul 15, 2013 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Leading would be easy if it weren’t for the people. People are complicated, vexing and remarkable all at the same time, and the only way to tame these forces and harness the hearts and minds of the people around you, is to strengthen your effectiveness as a...
