by Art Petty | Oct 7, 2016 | Career, Leadership, Strategy
In an article in the Wall Street Journal entitled, “McDonald’s Knows It’s Losing the Burger Battle—Can it Come Back,” the chief executive suggests, “the company is trying new things and rethinking legacy beliefs.” That sounds like a...
by Art Petty | Aug 28, 2016 | Art of Managing, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Strategy
“Past performance is an indicator of future success.” While our financial documents state just the opposite as it relates to investment performance, we run our organizations as if it were a hard fast rule. In many circumstances, it’s a trap. Any recent job...
by Art Petty | Mar 12, 2016 | Leadership
I ranged far and wide this week, tackling topics on getting in the game, cleaning house (or not), learning to observe your colleagues in action and my favorite: neuroscience and your impact on your team’s mood. Enjoy! Promoted! Clean House or Rearrange the...
by Art Petty | Nov 10, 2013 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
The Leadership Caffeine series is approaching 200 installments strong and is dedicated to every aspiring or experienced leader seeking ideas, insights or just a jolt of energy to keep pushing forward. Thanks for being along for the journey! — I’ve written about...
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...
