by Art Petty | Mar 24, 2010 | Career, Leadership
Note from Art: this post was prompted by a series of questions from some early-career professionals about the process of developing as a leader. I’ll grant you that the concept of “Leader’s Voice” is a bit abstract. In my mind, it’s much more than the spoken-words or...
by Art Petty | Mar 21, 2010 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
While some argue that the natural order of life is towards entropy (a gradual decline into disorder), I would argue that the natural tendency of most humans is towards a kind of comfortable sameness and consistency in their daily lives. The pursuit of different...
by Art Petty | Mar 17, 2010 | Leadership, Leading Change, Management Innovation
Dan Ariely offers an interesting piece in the April, 2010 Harvard Business Review on “Why Businesses Don’t Experiment.” In this brief essay (only available for a fee as of this writing), he offers two main reasons for the lack of experimentation: “…experiments require...
by Art Petty | Mar 14, 2010 | Decision-Making, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Product Management, Project Management, Strategy
Note from Art: What started out as a cup of Leadership Espresso ended up as a Double-Tall! Enjoy the extra sips and let’s hear your thoughts on this important topic. If you were to embark upon a rugged and lonely journey to the top of the mountain to ask for...
by Art Petty | Mar 12, 2010 | Career, Leadership
Note from Art: I don’t often write about parenting, but it is most definitely leadership…and you/we are most definitely responsible for raising tomorrow’s leaders. It’s time we stepped up our game a bit on diversity and global education. As if parenting isn’t...