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It’s Summer on My Calendar-Friday Shorts are Back!

By Art Petty|2016-10-22T17:11:52-05:00June 4th, 2010|Decision-Making, Leadership|

I don’t care that my calendar marks a day later in June as the official start of Summer. Memorial Day has passed, the temperature and humidity in Chicago are rising and tennis with my sons is a regular evening activity. Oh, and the list of outside chores is now long enough to choke the proverbial horse. (Note: no horses were choked in the writing of this post.) Given the shift in seasons, I’m excited to bring back my Shorts feature here every Friday from June until the end of August. I'll offer up suggested business beach reads, a resource of the week and I'll point you to some Leadership Tips that you might have missed. Enjoy!

Jam Session Archive

By Jennifer Kuhlman|2023-09-08T16:25:21-05:00August 18th, 2023|

Jam Session Archives Jam Session #1 Reinventing idea-generation practices Our focus in this session is on rethinking our approach to idea generation on our teams. Art will share 3 slightly counter-intuitive (and research backed) approaches to dramatically improving idea-generation practices in the workplace, and we’ll be soliciting your [...]

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Nightmares in Workplace Communications and How to Strengthen as a Communicator

By Art Petty|2020-06-26T09:42:20-05:00June 26th, 2020|Career, Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership|

Most of us have a few communication moments in our careers that we would like to either do-over or erase our brains' memories. Here are a few of mine and what I learned that help me grow as a workplace communicator:

First-Time Manager #13—The Importance of Clear Communication Values

By Art Petty|2017-10-11T08:04:39-05:00October 11th, 2017|First Time Manager Series, Leadership|

Communication challenges are a fact of workplace life, however, establishing clear communication values can simplify and improve a team's effectiveness and efficiency with this mission critical behavior.

6 Steps for Avoiding Groupthink on Your Team

By Art Petty|2016-10-22T17:11:50-05:00July 8th, 2010|Decision-Making, Leadership, Project Management, Strategy|

Groupthink is one of the nefarious decision-making missteps of teams, and a trap that many smart people and groups have fallen victim to throughout history. From the classic example cited in nearly every discussion on decision-making, the Kennedy administration’s Bay of Pigs fiasco, to Ford’s launch of the Edsel, to Neviille Chamberlin’s inner circle that believed peace with Hitler was at hand, Groupthink has earned a prominent place in our culture. And while you might not be planning an invasion or negotiation with evil dictators or planning on launching an ugly automobile, chances are that Groupthink has show up from time to time in your professional world.

4 Ideas for Avoiding Groupthink on Your Team

By Art Petty|2016-10-22T17:11:51-05:00June 17th, 2010|Uncategorized|

Groupthink is one of the most common and nefarious decision-making traps of otherwise well-intentioned teams. Don't fool yourself. This trap is easy to fall into and difficult to extract yourself from once you're caught. Learn the signs and take quick action to save the day and the decision!

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