by Art Petty | May 24, 2010 | Career, Decision-Making, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Project Management
Some leaders move through their days like a flat rock skipping over the surface of a pond. They are focused on personal efficiency and speed, and the faster they move and the more decisions that they make, the better they believe they are doing as leaders. Their days...
by Art Petty | May 17, 2010 | Career, Decision-Making, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
As allegations surface (bad pun) that there was ample evidence of the failure of a critical gasket and a fail-safe system on the Deep Water Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico, it appears as if decisions were made to ignore the potential for disaster in the pursuit of speed...
by Art Petty | May 10, 2010 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
One of the most common tripping points of both early-career and experienced leaders is assuming that people are looking at issues and drawing similar conclusions. A leader explains the issues, offers a rationale for her suggested actions, heads nod, a few questions...
by Art Petty | May 3, 2010 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Fresh from a weekend of rediscovering the lawn and gardening muscles that clearly took the winter off, I found myself happy that I was able to quickly access freshly sharpened, well-oiled tools. As any good tradesman or craftsman (or weekend gardener) will tell you,...
by Art Petty | Apr 26, 2010 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Consider these frequently overheard refrains from two different leaders: Leader 1: “That’s great! Congratulations! How do we do more of that?” Leader 2: “That’s broken and we need to fix it right away.” We have all met both of these characters. One sees opportunity...
by Art Petty | Apr 19, 2010 | Career, Leadership Caffeine
What do peers and managers perceive is unique about you in the workplace? What do you do so well, so uniquely that makes people stop and take notice? What’s your personal positioning strategy that meaningfully differentiates you from others in the minds of your...
