by Art Petty | Apr 24, 2016 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
A coaching client—the CEO of a successful software firm—was struggling to help his firm navigate a critical transition to a new strategy. He was forcing his actions, leading by command, and generating stress and strife in his wake. After listening to the comments of...
by Art Petty | Mar 20, 2016 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
The hardest work of leading you’ll ever do is not the coaching, problem-solving, communicating and other externally focused activities that occupy your days. Rather, the heavy lifting of creating success as a leader goes on in the space between your ears. It’s...
by Art Petty | Dec 30, 2015 | Leadership
For the past few transitions to the new year, I’ve reposted my “A Leader’s Resolutions are Calendar Blind” article, suggesting that we need a bit more frequent refresh than this annual once per year, open-season on resolution resets. While I stand behind the...
by Art Petty | Jun 23, 2015 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
The Leadership Caffeine™ series is intended to make you think and act. — “This is the game that takes place in the mind of the player, and it is played against such obstacles as lapses in concentration, self-doubt and self condemnation.” –Timothy Gallwey, The...
by Art Petty | Mar 29, 2015 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
The Leadership Caffeine™ series is over 200 installments strong and is dedicated to every aspiring or experienced leader and manager seeking ideas, insights or just a jolt of energy to keep pushing forward. Thanks for being along for the journey! — A great deal...