by Art Petty | Nov 10, 2019 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Strategy, Think Differently
There’s a lot of content out there on organizational transformation. It’s the hot topic for business books and articles, supplanting or at least building on the multi-year preoccupation with the speed of change. By now, if you haven’t noticed things...
by Art Petty | Oct 25, 2019 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Management Innovation, Strategy
I am grateful and honored to be a featured writer at SmartBrief on Leadership, and two of my recent contributions are all about the responsibilities and challenges leaders face clarifying and bringing strategy to life. If you or your colleagues are involved in...
by Art Petty | Oct 3, 2019 | Art of Managing, Just One Thing, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Strategy, Think Differently
The quote from writer, William Gibson, “The future is already here, it’s just not evenly distributed,” always makes me pause. For anyone leading a business and engaging in setting strategy, Gibson’s perspective should be imprinted on your frontal lobe. The practical...
by Art Petty | Jul 28, 2019 | High Performance Management Teams, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Strategy
Most of us in our working lives have been exposed to what I describe as a trickle-down strategy process. Effectively, the work of baking the strategy starts from on high and flows downward rushing like a waterfall at the top, trailing off to a slow, ineffectual...
by Art Petty | Jul 19, 2019 | Career, Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Strategy
Are you feeling over-tasked and maybe a bit or a lot overwhelmed at work? If so, you’re not alone. This feeling as if you are out of control is a perpetual state of existence for too many in the workplace. It’s exhausting, and frankly, it’s not sustainable,...
by Art Petty | Jul 9, 2019 | High Performance Management Teams, Marketing, Product Management, Strategy
A good number of my executive coaching clients across large and small businesses are involved in establishing and managing strategic partnerships. For many, the process is one where the hopes run high during the courtship process, but often fail to live up to...
