by Art Petty | Jun 17, 2013 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
“…the crucible experience was a trial and a test, a point of deep self-reflection that forced them to question who they were and what mattered to them. It required them to examine their values, questions their assumptions, hone their judgment.” -Warren Bennis and...
by Art Petty | May 20, 2013 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change
If the flak is heavy, you’re near the target. (No flak, no target) –Eric Lieberman and Paul Byrne “Lessons from the Memphis Belle” A retired senior executive offered to me that the biggest accomplishments of his teams during his career were preceded by the loudest and...
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...
