by Art Petty | Jun 16, 2010 | Leadership, Leading Change, Strategy
While we celebrate companies that pursue and succeed in radically changing the rules of the game, let’s face it, most organizations run on inertia. For every company that redefines their little part of the world and changes our culture just a bit, there are plenty of...
by Art Petty | Jun 15, 2010 | Leadership, Uncategorized
When it comes to leadership development, sweeping corporate mandates and expensive training initiatives are rarely as effective as consistent blocking and tackling. Your own practices are capable of creating a new and next generation of professionals that carry the...
by Art Petty | Jun 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
I’ve long believed that the best leaders are teachers. Not lecturers, but teachers. As teachers, they challenge us to think, to explore, to experiment, to learn and to keep trying. Good leaders encourage us to find joy and energy in the journey of discovery and they...
by Art Petty | Jun 14, 2010 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Like the brother-in-law that you dodge at family gatherings to avoid his pitch on the latest “can’t fail, get rich quick” business scheme, some people are involved in a constant game of that childhood classic, Chutes and Ladders. Catch one ladder and you skip over...
by Art Petty | Jun 11, 2010 | Leadership
“That’s an important issue that you’ve raised, and we should talk about it and decide at the right time.” For this manager, it was never the right time. “I’m not making a decision until the facts are clear and I’m comfortable.” The facts were never quite clear enough...
