by Art Petty | Jun 18, 2013 | Leadership
A manager I work with offered the following comment: “I set high expectations for the performance of my team members and I’ve almost never been disappointed.” Setting proper and challenging expectations is absolutely a part of promoting performance on your team....
by Art Petty | Jun 17, 2013 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
“…the crucible experience was a trial and a test, a point of deep self-reflection that forced them to question who they were and what mattered to them. It required them to examine their values, questions their assumptions, hone their judgment.” -Warren Bennis and...
by Art Petty | Jun 14, 2013 | Career
Some career opportunities are wrapped in gold leaf and hand-delivered on a silver-platter. Don’t let one of these precious invitations slip through your fingers. There are no guarantees you’ll remain on the invitee list. These invitations show up in different...
by Art Petty | Jun 12, 2013 | Art of Managing, Decision-Making, Leadership, Management Innovation
From long experience and ample client CEO and Board input, the typical state of a management team looks less like a team and more like a group of functional experts who occasionally gather to talk uncomfortably (and shallowly) about the hard issues confronting their...
by Art Petty | Jun 5, 2013 | Career, Just One Thing, Strategy
Much like my topic a few weeks ago emphasizing the importance of finding time to think deeply about the big issues in front of us, it takes deliberate and sometimes herculean effort to find focus in our work lives. Focus is a key ingredient on the critical path to...
