by Art Petty | May 29, 2013 | Art of Managing, Strategy
“Most people, including experienced executives, don’t like to make choices because it means giving up options. There is a clear temptation to hedge bets, to try to do everything, to attempt to keep all doors open at once by refusing to pick from among existing...
by Art Petty | May 23, 2013 | Art of Managing, Management Innovation, Strategy
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. Most organizations and...
by Art Petty | May 6, 2013 | Art of Managing, Leading Change, Management Innovation
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...
by Art Petty | Apr 7, 2013 | Art of Managing, Career, Decision-Making
“Don’t tell me what you’re doing. Tell me what you’ve stopped doing.” Peter Drucker “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. 10 Situations...
by Art Petty | Mar 10, 2013 | Art of Managing, Management Innovation
In the past two weeks there’s been a buzz in the world of business generated by two firms changing longstanding flexible working arrangements. Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer announced an end to the firm’s liberal telecommuting policy, and Best Buy CEO Hubert Joly tossed out...
