by Art Petty | Oct 15, 2018 | Decision-Making, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Strategy
“This isn’t a problem, it’s an opportunity” is a cliché with oomph. It’s a simple, oft-referenced statement masking a powerful tool called reframing. The essence of reframing is to encourage us to look at situations from different perspectives in search of unique and...
by Art Petty | Oct 7, 2018 | Decision-Making, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Strategy
Stock market investors and most organizational leaders genuinely dislike uncertainty. I understand why it plays havoc with investor psychology. Yet managing the unexpected is the real job of today’s leaders. Much of the theory of management implies we can plan,...
by Art Petty | Sep 19, 2018 | Art of Managing, Career, Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
The Situation: The door opened, and Beth’s manager ushered her into a crowded room of senior managers gathered around the executive conference table. It was quiet, and she broke the silence with an enthusiastic “Good morning!” There was a chorus of responses and...
by Art Petty | Sep 12, 2018 | Career, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
“The most important figures that one needs for management are unknown or unknowable.” W. Edwards Deming I fret over feedback poorly provided. I also recognize that not all feedback is worth listening to—a great deal depends upon the source and the motivations of the...
by Art Petty | Sep 4, 2018 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Management Innovation, Strategy
It’s no secret that top leaders and their management teams struggle with strategy. After all, choosing a direction, saying “no” to other opportunities and then creating a blueprint for organization-wide involvement is one of the most difficult challenges of...
by Art Petty | Aug 27, 2018 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Management Innovation, Project Management, Strategy
I like curious leaders and managers, and I love curious employees. There’s something invigorating about working with individuals curious about what makes things work or why things are done the way they are. And there’s something exhilarating in bringing a program or...
