by Art Petty | Nov 16, 2016 | Leadership, Project Management
In spite of the popularity of project management training and the growth in the number of certified professionals, most projects in organizations are led by functional or technical experts tapped to pull a team together and make the magic happen. The magic, in...
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 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 19, 2016 | Art of Managing, Decision-Making, Leadership
Whether we are describing the workplace or the classroom setting, too often, our management approaches stifle independent thinking. We create measures and scorecards and performance evaluations that promote a narrow set of behaviors. What gets measured gets...
by Art Petty | Oct 17, 2016 | Career, Leadership
If strengthening your public speaking skills is on your resolutions list from last January or on your bucket list, here’s a golden opportunity! Dr. Nick Morgan, one of the leading speaking coaches in the world and the author of the Public Words blog, is running...
