by Art Petty | May 16, 2011 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
How consistent are you in your approaches to dealing with people and problems? Is this You? Is there an early warning system in place in your office that tracks your every move from the car through the parking lot and into the office? “DefCon 9, she spilled her coffee...
by Art Petty | May 2, 2011 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Note from Art: Thanks to Jesse Lynn Stoner and Ken Blanchard in their latest edition of, “Full Steam Ahead” for reminding me of the tacking maneuver of sailboats. Stay tuned for my podcast interview with Jesse about this delightful and valuable book in the next few...
by Art Petty | Apr 25, 2011 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Strategy
Overheard: Why are we doing this project? I don’t know who is making these priority calls. They don’t make any sense. We’re so far removed from the customer, no one notices what we do. During my review, I was encouraged to innovate more. I don’t know what that means....
by Art Petty | Apr 11, 2011 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Management Innovation
Note from Art: effective leaders keep an eye on the future. Instead of my usual soft skills focus, I’m challenging all of us to think about the tools of the trade and our processes for working together. — As technology finally begins to catch up to our...
by Art Petty | Apr 4, 2011 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Project Management
Rule #17: If the flak is heavy, you’re near the target. (No flak, no target.) From Management Lessons of the Memphis Belle copyright: Eric Lieberman and Paul Byrne I’ve yet to accomplish anything worth a damn when I didn’t have a fair number of critics lined up and...
