by Art Petty | Sep 9, 2013 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Management Innovation
Looking for a boost in morale and team or departmental performance? Try spending some time helping your colleagues connect their work efforts and goals to the bigger picture of your firm’s strategy. Much of our workplace communication is transactional in nature, and...
by Art Petty | May 20, 2013 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change
If the flak is heavy, you’re near the target. (No flak, no target) –Eric Lieberman and Paul Byrne “Lessons from the Memphis Belle” A retired senior executive offered to me that the biggest accomplishments of his teams during his career were preceded by the loudest and...
by Art Petty | May 6, 2013 | Art of Managing, Leading Change, Management Innovation
Mediocre is on display daily in too many areas of our society and in too many of our businesses. From the boss who just doesn’t care to our government seemingly barely functioning to the miserable help-lines of too many firms to the slow gait…the shuffle of retail...
by Art Petty | Feb 27, 2013 | Just One Thing, Leadership, Leading Change
I love this quote by Manchester United’s Sir Alex Ferguson, as described in Mark De Rond’s book, There is an I in Team, “There is no substitute for talent but, on the field, talent without unity of purpose is a hopelessly devalued currency.” The essence of good...
by Art Petty | Jan 27, 2013 | Career, Decision-Making, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Strategy
One of my favorite (and I believe relevant) articles of the past year is: “Wilderness Leadership On the Job- Five principles from outdoor exploration that will make you a better manager,” by John Kanengieter and Aparna Rajagopal-Durbin in the April 2012 Harvard...
by Art Petty | Dec 27, 2012 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Strategy
Patience is the most important attribute necessary for effective leadership that we rarely talk about. 6 Reasons Why Patience (at the right time) is an Effective Leader’s Best Choice: 1. Too much beating the drum for speed, speed, speed ensures that the drum just...
