by Art Petty | May 13, 2013 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Strategy
Few concepts in business generate more consternation for managers operating below the C-level, than strategy. Poll your team members or peers, and I’m confident that in most organizations, at least one (or more) of the themes will emerge: We don’t have a strategy. The...
by Art Petty | Apr 29, 2013 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
If aliens were to secretly visit our planet to observe our advanced leadership and management techniques, they might reasonably conclude that the “right to talk” in most situations, was reserved for the individual in charge. Play leadership anthropologist in your own...
by Art Petty | Mar 3, 2013 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
“Ideas are easy; doing stuff is hard.” –Seth Godin and “Innovation and creativity are emergent, not causal properties of teamwork.” –Jim Highsmith. Ideas in the workplace that are voiced but never vetted or pursued are the corporate equivalent of those brilliant...
by Art Petty | Feb 17, 2013 | Decision-Making, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Management Innovation, Project Management, Strategy
In preparation for an upcoming presentation, I’ve become a bit obsessed with studying the 1910 expeditions and race between Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott to 90-degrees South (the South Pole). The lessons for leaders and managers practically leap off the...
by Art Petty | Feb 11, 2013 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
I doubt that anyone reading this would disagree with the theme of, it’s important to be a good listener to be a good leader. However, in working with leaders at all levels striving to strengthen their performance, listening skills aren’t an issue some of the time,...
