by Art Petty | Feb 6, 2014 | Art of Managing, Leadership, Management Innovation, Strategy
The Art of Managing series is dedicated to exploring the critical issues we face in guiding our firms and teams to success in today’s volatile world. — I reference Geoffrey Moore’s 2011 book, Escape Velocity regularly in my management writing because it is...
by Art Petty | Jan 23, 2014 | Art of Managing, High Performance Management Teams, Leadership, Management Innovation, Strategy
Note from Art: several metaphors were mixed and then massacred to create this post! — One of the “Entrenched Myths” of management that Jim Collins and Morton Hansen tackle in Great By Choice is the idea that innovation can explain the performance differences....
by Art Petty | Dec 8, 2013 | Art of Managing, Challenging Conversations, High Performance Management Teams, Management Innovation
Note: this is part one of a two-part series (part 2) exploring the issues, challenges and opportunities for senior managers to strengthen group and organizational performance. Let’s start with the contention that a high performance senior management team is one key...
by Art Petty | Sep 22, 2013 | Art of Managing, Leadership, Management Innovation
It’s all too easy to let ourselves off the hook for the performance of our teams and team members. We often ascribe fault to others or to situations, and all too often we forget to hold ourselves accountable. Psychologists reference this as the fundamental...
by Art Petty | Sep 11, 2013 | Art of Managing, Leadership, Leading Change, Management Innovation
The October, 2013 Harvard Business Review features an interesting article by Harvard Professor, Anita Elberse, focusing on the leadership approaches of Sir Alex Ferguson during his extremely successful 26 season run leading the Manchester United football club. Of the...
