by Art Petty | Oct 19, 2011 | Leadership Caffeine Podcast
Organizations of all sizes and types, from high tech to manufacturing and not-for-profit, struggle with a common dilemma…how to escape the pull of the past as they look forward into a fast-changing and very different world. If you’ve ever worked for or...
by Art Petty | Oct 17, 2011 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Project Management, Strategy
We’re so focused on speed in our organization, that we’ve become remarkably competent at creating problems faster. Somewhere on the way to this world we now live and work in, “speed” became a proxy for success. Speed is undoubtedly important, but beware relying on...
by Art Petty | Sep 12, 2011 | Just One Thing, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
I encounter a fair number of lousy managers in my work—sometimes directly and other times via my coaching clients. One of the hallmarks of these less-than-ideal managers is their tendency to push people to work without offering any insight as to how their tasks...
by Art Petty | Jun 8, 2011 | Leadership, Strategy
OK, truth-in-advertising time. The meeting isn’t the problem. It’s typically the thinking behind the meeting that is often horribly wrong. From the symbolism of the event to the cost to the fact that strategic thinking time is reduced to a once or twice a year event,...
by Art Petty | May 11, 2011 | Leadership, Strategy
Fred Hassan’s article, The Frontline Advantage, in the May 2011 Harvard Business Review (subscription required), turns the spotlight on the too-easily ignored and truly critical frontline leaders who make our organizations go and grow. Frontline leaders are of course...
