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Art of Managing-Hedging Your Bets Might Be Harmful to Your Firm’s Health

The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do, yet as Lafley, Martin and Riel describe, the notion of giving up options or closing off familiar paths is uncomfortable for us. It’s our drive to eliminate this discomfort by keeping our options open and flexible that might just be limiting our success or even setting the stage for failure. Here are 3 powerful thought-starters to help you and your team tackle the strategic issue of finding new growth:

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:28:20-05:00May 29th, 2013|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|0 Comments

Art of Managing: Tackle the Big Issues by Creating Time to Think Deeply

Sometimes, you just have to call a time-out. While our tendency is to respond to the gravitational pull of our devices and the unceasing demands of the urgent and urgent-unimportant in our work lives, some issues simply require deep thought. Here are 6 ideas to support your effort to find deep-thinking time on the big issues for you and your team:

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:28:22-05:00May 23rd, 2013|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|0 Comments

Art of Managing-Kick Mediocrity to the Curb in Pursuit of Extraordinary

Mediocre is on display daily in too many areas of our society and in too many of our businesses. From the boss who just doesn’t care to our government seemingly barely functioning to the miserable help-lines of too many firms to the slow gait…the shuffle of retail workers at organizations that definitely don’t care, ordinary and average are epidemic. Here are 8 ideas to help you kick mediocrity to the curb in pursuit of extraordinary on your team:

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:28:31-05:00May 6th, 2013|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|10 Comments

Art of Managing: The Power of a Well-Placed “No”

“No” is one of the most powerful and under-utilized terms in your management vocabulary. Here are ten situations where "No" might be the absolute right call.

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:28:38-05:00April 7th, 2013|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|8 Comments

Art of Managing: Work is Where the Brain Is

In the past two weeks there’s been a buzz in the world of business generated by two firms changing longstanding working arrangements. Not incidentally, both firms are fighting for corporate survival. I suspect that the fundamental problems of two firms who no longer exist for completely obvious reasons, have as their root causes, something much deeper than whether butts are in seats behind the same walls every single day.

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:28:43-05:00March 10th, 2013|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|0 Comments