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 9, 2013 | Leadership
Accountability. Tattoo it on your forearm. Imprint it on your brain. Repeat it three times every morning. And then assert it all day long. Peel away the layers and issues surrounding poor performing teams and you will find accountability missing from the environment....
by Art Petty | Jul 5, 2012 | Just One Thing, Project Management
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by Art Petty | Jun 27, 2011 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
If you’ve ever worked for or around someone who is an expert critic…one of those individuals who can look at a masterpiece and spot a flaw, you know how demoralizing the experience can be. They look at beautiful pictures or great outcomes and focus on describing the...
by Art Petty | Jul 11, 2010 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
I regularly use the label “Senior Contributor” (SC) to reference a state of management maturity that tends to exist somewhere between upper mid-level management or senior knowledge worker and the executive layer. While the hierarchical comparison may be imperfect,...
