by Art Petty | Sep 4, 2019 | Art of Managing, Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Management Innovation, Think Differently
There are more than a few reasons your firm or industry won’t make it through the next decade. While you won’t derail or defuse the power of the many disruptive market forces swirling in our world, it’s the lack of imagination for harnessing these...
by Art Petty | Jul 28, 2019 | High Performance Management Teams, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Strategy
Most of us in our working lives have been exposed to what I describe as a trickle-down strategy process. Effectively, the work of baking the strategy starts from on high and flows downward rushing like a waterfall at the top, trailing off to a slow, ineffectual...
by Art Petty | Jul 9, 2019 | High Performance Management Teams, Marketing, Product Management, Strategy
A good number of my executive coaching clients across large and small businesses are involved in establishing and managing strategic partnerships. For many, the process is one where the hopes run high during the courtship process, but often fail to live up to...
by Art Petty | Jun 16, 2019 | Challenging Conversations, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Power-Ups, Strategy, The Leadership Opportunity
There’s a surprising lack of context coming from bosses in the workplace about their priorities, challenges, aspirations, and even what keeps them awake at night. This insight deficit is getting in the way of building trust, spurring initiative, and promoting...
by Art Petty | May 16, 2019 | Art of Managing, Decision-Making, Leadership, Leading Change, Management Innovation, Project Management, Strategy
Anyone who has invested time in renovating an older home understands surprises and conundrums emerge every time a wall or ceiling is breached. I resisted the irrational urge to take on a monumental task at our lake home as a do-it-yourselfer, and I breathe a sigh of...
