by Art Petty | Nov 11, 2012 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Too many leaders get caught in a people versus performance trap that neither helps the people nor the team’s performance. These leaders give themselves too much credit for being able to change others, and they over-invest in the wrong people at the expense of the rest...
by Art Petty | Nov 4, 2012 | Decision-Making, Leadership
“I want to know what you know.” One of my early career managers used this line regularly when engaging with her team members. She was genuine in her interest in our take on problems and opportunities, and you could almost hear her mind working as she processed the...
by Art Petty | Oct 29, 2012 | Decision-Making, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
There will be many days in your leadership life, when you will be challenged to make decisions that carry painful implications for teams, departments and individuals. Your ability to stare straight at the unpopular and difficult issues and make a decision that is...
by Art Petty | Oct 23, 2012 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change
There’s no hiding from, denying or deftly side-stepping the reality that the political game…the pursuit of resources, budgets and yes, even power, is in full swing just about all of the time in most organizations. It’s too bad that most people are playing it wrong. In...
by Art Petty | Oct 14, 2012 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
I’ve had more than a few professionals who approached my course on leadership with trepidation and even outright cynicism. I’m pretty convinced the trepidation was over the topic and not the instructor! “Another damned course on leadership,” was the way one of my...
