by Art Petty | Mar 7, 2013 | Career, Decision-Making, Just One Thing, Leadership
Water, water, every where, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink. -Coleridge: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Leading is lonely work. The higher you climb on the ladder, the tougher and lonelier the decisions become. Get used...
by Art Petty | Feb 24, 2013 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
One of the oddities of organizational life is the fairly frequent and sudden promotion of individuals from competent individual contributor to someone responsible for the work of others…supervisor or manager, without any visible sign of mentoring or support for the...
by Art Petty | Feb 4, 2013 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Intensity is a powerful leadership tool that when wielded with laser precision, can help focus, engage and inspire your team members. The art of using intensity as a leadership tool is finding the right balance between personal humility and professional will to ensure...
by Art Petty | Jan 29, 2013 | Career, Decision-Making, Leadership
The New Leader’s Series here at Management Excellence, is dedicated to the proposition that one of the most valuable things we can do is support the development of the next generation of leaders on our teams and in our organizations. The best leaders I’ve worked with...
by Art Petty | Jan 27, 2013 | Career, Decision-Making, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Strategy
One of my favorite (and I believe relevant) articles of the past year is: “Wilderness Leadership On the Job- Five principles from outdoor exploration that will make you a better manager,” by John Kanengieter and Aparna Rajagopal-Durbin in the April 2012 Harvard...
by Art Petty | Jan 13, 2013 | Career, Just One Thing, Leadership
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