by Art Petty | Aug 25, 2013 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Strategy
There are few attributes more valuable to leaders than the ability to stare uncertainty in the face and recognize it as a golden opportunity to shape and form the situation to their own and to their firm’s advantage. I’ve observed many managers including senior...
by Art Petty | Aug 18, 2013 | Art of Managing, Leadership, Project Management, Strategy
With few exceptions that I’ve encountered, most senior leaders lose sleep over how fast their organizations and employees are moving. Their minds and mantras are: faster to change, faster to improve, faster to add new capabilities, faster to explore and develop...
by Art Petty | Jul 25, 2013 | Art of Managing, Leadership, Management Innovation, Strategy
Good to great near-term numbers have lured many a management team into focusing on the near-term at the expense of their firm’s long-term health. While it’s counter-intuitive to think that good results are potentially unhealthy, consider: Today’s...
by Art Petty | Jul 22, 2013 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Management Innovation, Strategy
We all know and live with the distractions that pull us from our true priorities. From the personal issues that tug at us while we’re striving to work and live, to the endless number of workplace distractions, focus often seems like an abstract concept. A bit of daily...
by Art Petty | Jul 7, 2013 | Art of Managing, Leadership, Project Management, Strategy
My first manager routinely asked a question that turned out to be a powerful teaching tool and a life-long reminder to pause before leaping. The question was, “Have you thought of everything?” While “thinking of everything” in a literal sense is impossible, her intent...
by Art Petty | Jun 5, 2013 | Career, Just One Thing, Strategy
Much like my topic a few weeks ago emphasizing the importance of finding time to think deeply about the big issues in front of us, it takes deliberate and sometimes herculean effort to find focus in our work lives. Focus is a key ingredient on the critical path to...
