by Art Petty | Jan 4, 2010 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Management Innovation, Strategy
Far too many leaders that I encounter lack awareness of the broader forces swirling around their firms, their customers and those shape-shifting clusters that we describe as industries. Given the hurricane like market and societal forces buffeting our globe today, a...
by Art Petty | Dec 16, 2009 | Strategy
Note from Art: this post is written from the perspective of U.S. industry and business. For my many overseas readers, I suspect that you face similar issues with slightly different context. Also, I’ve endeavored to not stray too far into the political arena on this...
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 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...