by Art Petty | Oct 22, 2017 | Leadership, Leading Change, Management Innovation, Strategy
Most large-scale business transformations fail. It’s difficult but not impossible. I’m not talking about tactical and even minor strategic adjustments. I’m talking about wholesale transformations—the type where everything that used to work no longer does. “Honey, they...
by Art Petty | Jan 9, 2016 | Career, Decision-Making, Leadership, Management Innovation
In case you missed it: At the Management Excellence Blog: Just One Thing: Don’t Fall Victim to Doom and Gloom. Spend too much time reading the headlines and you’re to be excused if you feel like crawling back into bed and pulling the covers over your head....
by Art Petty | Jan 2, 2016 | Career, Leadership, Management Innovation, Project Management
In case you missed it: At the Management Excellence Blog: The Inner Game of Leading and Your New Year’s Resolutions. Interested in strengthening your effectiveness as a leader this year? Skip the annual resolutions and focus on developing a process for daily...
by Art Petty | Nov 18, 2015 | Art of Managing, Management Innovation
“Life is too short to waste on playing bad games.” Yu-kai Chou Imagine a world of work where your colleagues work tirelessly to complete the hard work that keeps everything moving. They voluntarily stay late and even deprive themselves of sleep to ensure the work is...
by Art Petty | Nov 15, 2015 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Management Innovation, Product Management, Strategy
The Leadership Caffeine™ series is intended to make you think and act. — A dialog between Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in “A Scandal in Bohemia,” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: “The distinction is clear. For example, you have frequently seen the steps which lead...
by Art Petty | Aug 14, 2015 | Art of Managing, High Performance Management Teams, Management Innovation, Strategy
The topic of transformation is a challenging one for all management teams. It’s not surprising that few muster the collective courage necessary to transform their organizations even in the face of sustained headwinds or looming crisis. Certainly, there are different...
