by Art Petty | Apr 2, 2012 | Decision-Making, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
The next time an employee or a group is looking to you to make a tough decision, you might want to screw up your courage, boldly look at them and…say nothing. Teaching others to employ effective decision-making processes is one of the most important and often ignored...
by Art Petty | Mar 21, 2012 | Decision-Making, Leadership, Leading Change, Project Management
As a lifelong team participant and now devotee of leveraging the power of teams, I was fascinated and excited to see the article, “The New Science of Building Great Teams,” in the April, 2012 issue of Harvard Business Review. (Subscription required for the full...
by Art Petty | Feb 11, 2012 | Career, Decision-Making, Leadership
Issue #2 of The Leadership Caffeine Newsletter Next Week. This newly designed publication includes subscriber-only leadership and professional content. The emphasis is on providing ideas to energize development and strengthen performance for you and your teams....
by Art Petty | Feb 6, 2012 | Decision-Making, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Nothing happens without a decision. Nothing good happens without the right decision. And, in case you doubt the need to focus on making better decisions, spend some time skimming the news. If you’ve kept up with your health and fitness resolutions thus far this year,...
by Art Petty | Jul 25, 2011 | Decision-Making, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Decisions propel people, teams and organizations forward. Get more right than wrong…especially the big ones, and the only thing standing in the way of success is the critical issue of execution. And of course, most decisions start with a discussion. One of your...
by Art Petty | Jul 13, 2011 | Decision-Making, Leadership
It’s time for the July Leadership Development Round Table Challenge! You may recall from last month’s inaugural event, this is where we put forth a vexing situation and a number of regular contributors plus one guest take the opportunity to share their...