by Art Petty | Nov 29, 2009 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Management Innovation, Strategy
Participate in or monitor enough management team conversations and you will invariably conclude that it’s darned hard for these teams to spend quality time discussing external issues. The gravitational pull of internal “stuff” is overwhelming and resists all attempts...
by Art Petty | Nov 24, 2009 | Leadership, Leading Change, Strategy
Mix one part global economic crisis with ample quantities of uncertainty and ambiguity. Stir in two-parts ever-changing global competition and a dash of geopolitical instability and you’ll end up with something that looks and feels a lot like the world of today,...
by Art Petty | Nov 19, 2009 | Career, Leadership
Once again, Mom is proven right. You become the company that you keep. Surround yourself with intelligent, aggressive individuals comfortable in professionally articulating their perspectives and taking accountability for both their words and their actions, and you...
by Art Petty | Nov 9, 2009 | Decision-Making, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Project Management
“In life, one bad decision often leads to other bad decisions.” These are the words of Andre Agassi, the former professional tennis player describing on 60 Minutes a cascading series of bad decisions that almost ruined his life. While Andre’s story had a generally...
by Art Petty | Nov 4, 2009 | Leadership, Leading Change, Strategy
I’ve long since reduced my lofty goals as a management writer and educator to two: To catalyze a revolution in how we (organizations and managers) develop the next generation of leaders. To demystify the concept of strategy and establish this widely misunderstood...
