by Art Petty | Apr 22, 2018 | Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Strategy
I want, you want, we all want leaders and managers who can think strategically, help others navigate complexity, create inclusivity, and genuinely provide an environment where individuals and teams are intrinsically motivated to excel. Add in the ability to assist...
by Art Petty | Apr 16, 2018 | Decision-Making, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Power-Ups, Strategy
The Questions to Directives Ratio: How many open-ended, idea-chasing questions do you ask every day? Do you ask more questions than you issue directives or provide answers? Recently, I worked with a group of coaching clients to explore the important topic of curiosity...
by Art Petty | Apr 15, 2018 | High Performance Management Teams, Leadership, Management Innovation, Strategy
You’ll rarely meet a CEO or top executive suggesting, “What we need to do is slow down.” This counter-intuitive guidance in a world seemingly spinning faster-and-faster flies in the face of conventional thinking and practice, yet in matters of strategy, slowing down...
by Art Petty | Apr 4, 2018 | Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Management Innovation, Strategy
Ideas in their raw form are unpredictable, fleeting, often random sparks that burn brightly for moments and most-often fade like fireworks in the sky at a summer celebration. The challenge for all of us is to extend the duration of the spark of an idea and give it an...
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 | Oct 17, 2017 | Decision-Making, Leadership, Strategy
Unchecked assumptions in our strategic and product or project planning activities are like that car in the blind-spot of our mirrors when driving down the highway. Failing to check before making a move can have disastrous consequences. Effective teams and planners,...
