by Art Petty | Mar 7, 2023 | Leadership
For many years, I’ve had the pleasure and honor of submitting my Leadership Caffeine articles to the monthly Leadership Development Carnival coordinated by the great team at Weaving Influence. This monthly collection of ideas, inspiration, and guidance for all...
by Art Petty | May 30, 2022 | Art of Managing, Decision-Making, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change
Think about it: “Ideas are easy; doing stuff is hard.” –Seth Godin In my article How leaders can teach their teams to become more creative, I proposed a tune-up of the approaches used in many workplaces to generate ideas. After all, ideas are oxygen for...
by Art Petty | Mar 27, 2022 | Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, Just One Thing, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Management Innovation, Think Differently
In group settings, when I ask senior leaders whether they’ve ever attended or sponsored their team members to attend programs focused on creativity and idea generation, the silence is palpable. Alternatively, it’s hard to regain control of the discussion...
by Art Petty | Oct 19, 2016 | Art of Managing, Decision-Making, Leadership
Whether we are describing the workplace or the classroom setting, too often, our management approaches stifle independent thinking. We create measures and scorecards and performance evaluations that promote a narrow set of behaviors. What gets measured gets...
by Art Petty | Jul 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
Note from Art: Every week I offer ideas to encourage you to stretch and grow. Use them in great professional health! — Do: Volunteer to Lead an Initiative to Solve a Lingering Problem. In most organizations, the problems are well identified. It’s finding someone...
