by Art Petty | Sep 4, 2019 | Art of Managing, Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Management Innovation, Think Differently
There are more than a few reasons your firm or industry won’t make it through the next decade. While you won’t derail or defuse the power of the many disruptive market forces swirling in our world, it’s the lack of imagination for harnessing these...
by Art Petty | Aug 26, 2019 | Challenging Conversations, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Caffeine Podcast
I’m a super-fan of Dr. Nick Morgan’s (Nick). His book, Give Your Speech, Change the World, is a speaking bible for me, and my year working with Nick as my speaking coach was and remains transformational. During the past few years, Nick has graced us with two fabulous...
by Art Petty | Aug 11, 2019 | Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change
I’ve long been enamored by individuals who have the courage and confidence to think and act differently in pursuit of solving problems in our workplaces. It takes courage, self-confidence and a high-degree of risk tolerance to challenge conventional wisdom in...
by Art Petty | Aug 8, 2019 | Career, Decision-Making, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Just One Thing, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
All activity/no vector. –From my coaching notes for a client moving dangerously close to a breakdown. In our hectic, always-on world of work, it’s imperative to take the opportunity to orient yourself on what’s important every day. The alternative is to let...
by Art Petty | Aug 6, 2019 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Power-Ups, Leading Change
People do make a difference. Or, more specifically, the right blend of the right people, coupled with the right leadership makes the difference. If you’re an executive or top manager staring at a new group you’ve been assigned to lead and concluding...
by Art Petty | Jul 28, 2019 | High Performance Management Teams, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Strategy
Most of us in our working lives have been exposed to what I describe as a trickle-down strategy process. Effectively, the work of baking the strategy starts from on high and flows downward rushing like a waterfall at the top, trailing off to a slow, ineffectual...
