by Art Petty | Oct 14, 2012 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
I’ve had more than a few professionals who approached my course on leadership with trepidation and even outright cynicism. I’m pretty convinced the trepidation was over the topic and not the instructor! “Another damned course on leadership,” was the way one of my...
by Art Petty | Oct 8, 2012 | Decision-Making, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
While it’s clear our guts don’t do any heavy lifting when it comes to making decisions, that sense we describe as “gut feeling” is something most of us rely on to guide us through life’s challenges. That feeling we get that we ascribe to our gut instinct is actually...
by Art Petty | Sep 30, 2012 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Contrary to how many people view and respond to change in the workplace, it’s been my experience that periods of organizational adjustment typically represent big fat beach balls of opportunity for those willing to pitch in and help. There’s a good deal of writing and...
by Art Petty | Sep 26, 2012 | Leadership, Strategy
Every leader who has grappled with a shift in strategy for their firm understands the powerful gravitational pull of organizational culture. A firm’s culture keeps management teams from flying off in completely disconnected directions. It also inhibits much-needed...
by Art Petty | Sep 19, 2012 | Leadership
“If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same…” -Rudyard Kipling from “If” Triumph, that moment in time when we have vanquished our competitors or achieved a level of performance long desired, is the moment of...
