by Art Petty | Apr 28, 2011 | Career, Decision-Making, Leadership
Much of who we are and what we do in our professional lives is built on an unforgiving foundation of trust. Trust is hard earned and those bestowing trust do so slowly, carefully and tentatively, all the while testing for reasons to pull back and guard this precious...
by Art Petty | Apr 25, 2011 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Strategy
Overheard: Why are we doing this project? I don’t know who is making these priority calls. They don’t make any sense. We’re so far removed from the customer, no one notices what we do. During my review, I was encouraged to innovate more. I don’t know what that means....
by Art Petty | Apr 20, 2011 | Career, Leadership
There’s a definite difference between focusing on not failing versus striving for success. When we focus on not failing, fear rents most of the space in our mind, and we see monsters in need of slaying everywhere we turn. We lose track of the original vision that...
by Art Petty | Apr 18, 2011 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Perhaps the idea of “taking a break” is an odd theme for a blog series devoted to providing ideas and energy for the work of leading. However, sometimes you just need a break to get better at this role. Is There Life After Leading? I’ve had two periods in my career...
by Art Petty | Apr 11, 2011 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Management Innovation
Note from Art: effective leaders keep an eye on the future. Instead of my usual soft skills focus, I’m challenging all of us to think about the tools of the trade and our processes for working together. — As technology finally begins to catch up to our...
