Leadership Archives - Management Excellence by Art Petty

Two Strategy Tools Every Leader Must Understand

For any leader or management team struggling to navigate strategy, there are two tools I find incredibly useful in helping groups navigate complexity. They share a common trait in challenging strategy groups to focus their energy on cultivating a clear picture of a firm's reality and then defining a way forward, before defining actions. Too many teams jump to the actions and skip the heavy lifting and deep thinking. These tools keep you honest when it comes to strategy.

By Art Petty| 2017-07-22T14:12:28+00:00 July 22nd, 2017|High Performance Management Teams, Leadership, Strategy|0 Comments

Leadership Caffeine™—Lessons from a Failed Expedition

Building high performance teams is a critical part of a leader's job. However, when you build the team without clarity and commitment for the mission, watch out for these 5 painful leadership lessons:

By Art Petty| 2017-06-26T08:25:57+00:00 June 26th, 2017|Art of Managing, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change|0 Comments

Caretaker Managers Need Not Apply

My recent interview with a CIO from a major publicly traded firm reminds us all that some of our biggest adversaries in our push to survive in this tumultuous world are the caretaker managers inside our organizations.

By Art Petty| 2017-06-19T09:41:46+00:00 June 19th, 2017|High Performance Management Teams, Leadership|1 Comment

Helping Your First-Time Manager Start-Up Successfully

Look around you, and you’ll see that your front-line managers are accountable for the lion’s share of people managing in your organization. Whether you call them supervisor or manager, these individuals are responsible for the teams delivering customer support, technical services, operations, sales, and many other functions across the enterprise. These roles are also training [...]

By Art Petty| 2017-06-15T11:39:03+00:00 June 15th, 2017|Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership|0 Comments

Harnessing the Power of the Highly Competent.

Observing someone who is highly competent at their work is inspiring. As leaders, we must invest more to find, support, and develop these high performers.

By Art Petty| 2017-06-13T12:11:01+00:00 June 13th, 2017|Emerging Leaders, Leadership|0 Comments

Beware of the Leader Who Demands Loyalty

We're loyal to teams, candidates, and even political parties, but when it comes to a leader at work demanding your loyalty, this should raise red flags and trigger alarm bells. Effective leaders never demand loyalty, they earn it, and even this appropriately has limits.

By Art Petty| 2017-06-08T10:24:01+00:00 June 8th, 2017|Leadership|3 Comments

Is Your Decision-Making Style Holding Your Team Hostage?

It was a fascinating experience in contrasting decision-making styles. One moved fast and made decisions on the run. The other studied an issue until the perfect answer emerged. According to HBR, high performing CEOs exhibit speed and conviction when it comes to decision-making.

By Art Petty| 2017-06-02T13:11:57+00:00 June 2nd, 2017|Art of Managing, Decision-Making, Leadership|0 Comments

Rethinking Effective Followership in the Workplace

Few of us are exposed to what it means to follow effectively, yet followership is requisite for success in every organizational and business setting. This article offers a fresh perspective on the role and 8 key behaviors of effective followers.

By Art Petty| 2017-05-30T06:32:05+00:00 May 30th, 2017|Emerging Leaders, High Performance Management Teams, Leadership, Leading Change|0 Comments

4 Big Gaps to Close in Your Emerging Leader Program

Most executives and CEOs agree on the importance of identifying and developing leadership talent in their firms. However, many emerging leader developpment programs have one or more key gaps. This article identifies four of the most common gaps and offers ideas to eliminate them and improve results.

By Art Petty| 2017-05-21T09:40:17+00:00 May 21st, 2017|Emerging Leaders, Leadership|0 Comments

First-Time Manager #6—Navigating the Jump From Peer to Boss

The transition from peer to boss is awkward, clumsy, and filled with opportunities to misstep. This article offers 9 ideas to help guide you through this process.

By Art Petty| 2017-05-17T13:31:00+00:00 May 16th, 2017|First Time Manager Series, Leadership|0 Comments

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