by Art Petty | Jul 7, 2013 | Art of Managing, Leadership, Project Management, Strategy
My first manager routinely asked a question that turned out to be a powerful teaching tool and a life-long reminder to pause before leaping. The question was, “Have you thought of everything?” While “thinking of everything” in a literal sense is impossible, her intent...
by Art Petty | Jul 2, 2013 | Leadership
When it comes to sub-par performance on teams and between a supervisor and his or her department members, communication is almost always an issue, but rarely the root cause of the problem. Your general practice doctor looks for obvious signs of a problem, including an...
by Art Petty | Jun 23, 2013 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
For many leaders, circumstances have an annoying habit of drawing our attention off of what we should be focusing on towards something more immediate or more novel. For anyone leading a team, this loss of focus (or loss of edge) is what I describe as “Leadership...
by Art Petty | Jun 21, 2013 | Art of Managing, Leadership
On the heels of yet another study indicating most U.S. workers are disengaged from their jobs, I recently had occasion to witness an interesting comparison and contrast in levels of employee engagement at two different organizations in the medical industry. It’s...
by Art Petty | Jun 18, 2013 | Leadership
A manager I work with offered the following comment: “I set high expectations for the performance of my team members and I’ve almost never been disappointed.” Setting proper and challenging expectations is absolutely a part of promoting performance on your team....
by Art Petty | Jun 17, 2013 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
“…the crucible experience was a trial and a test, a point of deep self-reflection that forced them to question who they were and what mattered to them. It required them to examine their values, questions their assumptions, hone their judgment.” -Warren Bennis and...
