by Art Petty | Jul 7, 2013 | Art of Managing, Leadership, Project Management, Strategy
My first manager routinely asked a question that turned out to be a powerful teaching tool and a life-long reminder to pause before leaping. The question was, “Have you thought of everything?” While “thinking of everything” in a literal sense is impossible, her intent...
by Art Petty | Jul 2, 2013 | Leadership
When it comes to sub-par performance on teams and between a supervisor and his or her department members, communication is almost always an issue, but rarely the root cause of the problem. Your general practice doctor looks for obvious signs of a problem, including an...
by Art Petty | Jul 1, 2013 | Art of Managing
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by Art Petty | Jun 28, 2013 | Career
It seems that almost everyone I encounter is in midst of a career change of some sort. Good people of all ages and experiences are interested in doing something new, something different or aspiring to something at a high level. Part of the process of moving up or...
by Art Petty | Jun 23, 2013 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
For many leaders, circumstances have an annoying habit of drawing our attention off of what we should be focusing on towards something more immediate or more novel. For anyone leading a team, this loss of focus (or loss of edge) is what I describe as “Leadership...
