by Art Petty | Nov 27, 2016 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Strategy
Until you’ve led a team or firm through a crisis, it’s difficult to know what to do much less how to do it. If you’re an employee of a firm facing a crisis, chances are you feel like a helpless occupant of a car watching from the backseat as it careens out of control....
by Art Petty | Nov 14, 2016 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
When you step up to lead … You take on the weight of all of the problems facing your team or firm. You recognize the limits of your knowledge. You don’t know the ultimate implications of your decisions. You know there will be unintended consequences. You invite...
by Art Petty | Nov 6, 2016 | Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change
From our earliest days, we are told to “color inside the lines.” I was never much good at that, and I suspect I was a consistent disappointment to my art teachers. There was always a haphazard attempt to stay in the lines and then my curiosity got the better of me. I...
by Art Petty | Nov 4, 2016 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
I love hearing people’s backstories. There’s always a connection between the past and the present. Time travel is possible. Just listen, and the backstory transports you. For those in leadership roles, the backstories for many reflect very specific interactions with...
by Art Petty | Oct 26, 2016 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
The late great jazz trumpet player, composer, arranger and bandleader, Maynard Ferguson, was once asked about why he devoted so much time to teaching young music students. His answer (I paraphrase) echoes in my mind to this day: “If you can teach, why...
by Art Petty | Oct 6, 2016 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Caffeine Podcast, Project Management
This collection of my work—annotated, edited and organized for easy consumption via your e-reader or computer, is my nod of respect to the individuals who help us all bring ideas to life in the form of projects. Project Managers and those who lead initiatives wearing...
