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	<title>Management Excellence &#187; Leadership</title>
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	<itunes:summary>Host Art Petty interviews leaders, leadership authors, management thinkers and other professionals about creating high performance teams and organizations and developing effective leaders at all levels, during this weekly program. The goal is to share practical, powerful ideas to help listeners improve their performance and the performance of their teams and organizations.</itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:author>Art Petty</itunes:author>
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		<title>Lessons in Management Innovation from Main Street</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2012/02/08/lessons-in-management-innovation-from-main-street/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Competitive Advantage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Main Street Entrepreneurs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the past few years, I’ve marveled at the start-ups and small to mid-sized businesses in my community who didn’t need an army of consultants or MBAs to teach them the very relevant and important lessons that Reeves and Deimler share in their recent Harvard Business Review article, "Adaptability-The New Competitive Advantage." <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2012/02/08/lessons-in-management-innovation-from-main-street/' addthis:title='Lessons in Management Innovation from Main Street ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership Caffeine: Teach Your Team Smart(er) Decision Processes</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2012/02/06/leadership-caffeine-teach-your-team-smarter-decision-processes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:29:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Decision-Making]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Leadership Caffeine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Decision Quality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[decisions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Discussion Quality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Effective Decision-Making Processes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strengthen Team Decision-Making]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Nothing happens without a decision. Nothing good happens without the right decision. And, in case you doubt the need to focus on making better decisions, spend some time skimming the news. If you’ve kept up with your health and fitness resolutions thus far this year, you know that even minor adjustments in diet and exercise pay big dividends. The same goes for our individual and group decision-making approaches. Here are 5 key questions and suggestions for strengthening your team's decision-making processes. <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2012/02/06/leadership-caffeine-teach-your-team-smarter-decision-processes/' addthis:title='Leadership Caffeine: Teach Your Team Smart(er) Decision Processes ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership Caffeine: Change or Learn to Say, &#8220;Would You Like Fries with That?&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2012/01/29/leadership-caffeine-change-or-learn-to-say-would-you-like-fries-with-that/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:34:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership Caffeine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adapting as a Leader]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Management Innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Skils for Today's Leaders]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Much of the pablum that is passed off for guidance on leading others ignores the reality that the context in which we lead has changed from just a few years ago, and it continues to change faster than any of us can truly understand. While it’s a bit disheartening to realize that those of us with much time under our belts and more than a few laps around the block of life are vestiges of a bygone business era, we are. That doesn’t mean we can’t be relevant, but first, we have to understand and accept some of the important contextual changes in our world of business:<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2012/01/29/leadership-caffeine-change-or-learn-to-say-would-you-like-fries-with-that/' addthis:title='Leadership Caffeine: Change or Learn to Say, &#8220;Would You Like Fries with That?&#8221; ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Strategy-Towards Hypotheses, Experiments, Involvement &amp; Learning</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2012/01/25/strategy-towards-hypotheses-experiments-involvement-learning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:22:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leading Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Project Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employee Involvement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learning Organization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategy execution]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Few would argue that a nimble, quick-to-learn and quick-to-adapt organization is a bad thing. Given the rate of change in our world, those characteristics are increasingly table-stakes for survival and success. Why then has the approach to strategy and the notion of “strategic planning” in so many organizations remained mired in a 1960’s kind of static, top-down event-focused model? Here are six ideas to transform your organization's approach to and effectiveness with strategy.  <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2012/01/25/strategy-towards-hypotheses-experiments-involvement-learning/' addthis:title='Strategy-Towards Hypotheses, Experiments, Involvement &#38; Learning ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership Caffeine: Warning! Your Words About Change are Falling on Cynical Ears</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2012/01/23/leadership-caffeine-warning-your-words-about-change-are-falling-on-cynical-ears/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:28:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership Caffeine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leading Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communicating Change]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Even the most credible of leaders have to step up their game when it comes to talking about and promoting change on their teams and in their organizations. Here are 7 Helpful Steps to Get Started on the Right Foot Talking About Change:<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2012/01/23/leadership-caffeine-warning-your-words-about-change-are-falling-on-cynical-ears/' addthis:title='Leadership Caffeine: Warning! Your Words About Change are Falling on Cynical Ears ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Always About Leadership</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2012/01/17/its-always-about-leadership/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:47:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crisis Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Costa Concordia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership Courage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Leaders step up during times of crisis. This is where people in positions of responsibility finally earn the right to the “L” label.  Unfortunately, in this instance, much like just about every other crisis we’ve created or viewed, leadership seems to take a holiday, replaced by “everyone for himself” and “it’s not my fault.”<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2012/01/17/its-always-about-leadership/' addthis:title='It&#8217;s Always About Leadership ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Running in Place When it Comes to Your Professional Development?</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2012/01/04/are-you-running-in-place-when-it-comes-to-your-professional-development/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Career]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Professional Growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[moving forward]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stop Running in Place]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[your professional development]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Unlike the resolutions that so many of us make in January and discard just as quickly by February, our own professional development requires a deliberate and consistent effort to improve. Here are 7 ideas to help you stop running in place and start moving forward. <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2012/01/04/are-you-running-in-place-when-it-comes-to-your-professional-development/' addthis:title='Are You Running in Place When it Comes to Your Professional Development? ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership Caffeine: For Better Results, Quit Telling and Start Letting Go</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2012/01/03/leadership-caffeine-for-better-results-quit-telling-and-start-letting-go/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:59:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership Caffeine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication Habits of Leaders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Less Talking and More Listening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quit Micromanaging!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Your Leadership Development]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The odd quirk that seems to bedevil so many who occupy roles of responsibility for others is their overwhelming urge to tell other people what to do.  While a certain amount of “telling” is OK, particularly during crises and anything involving safety or security, for the most part, your communication efforts should focus on listening and asking. Starting this year, shift the focus to you and your role and your daily habits, and for everyone’s sake, quit telling people how to do their jobs. Here are 9 ideas to help you in this endeavor. <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2012/01/03/leadership-caffeine-for-better-results-quit-telling-and-start-letting-go/' addthis:title='Leadership Caffeine: For Better Results, Quit Telling and Start Letting Go ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Thoughts on Your Personal and Professional Success in the New Year</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/12/31/thoughts-on-your-personal-and-professional-success-in-the-new-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 18:02:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Career]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Leading Change]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Professional Growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Integrator Leader]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership Lessons Learned]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Professioanl Growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I was truly gifted in 2011 to gain access to and work with and support some remarkable professionals across a number of different market segments…from high tech to professional services to manufacturing, and I learned something with every engagement and encounter. Here are Six Lessons Learned that Can Help Us All in the New Year:<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2011/12/31/thoughts-on-your-personal-and-professional-success-in-the-new-year/' addthis:title='Thoughts on Your Personal and Professional Success in the New Year ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Best of Management Excellence: Trying Not to Fail is Not the Same as Striving for Success</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/12/30/best-of-management-excellence-trying-not-to-fail-is-not-the-same-as-striving-for-success/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:59:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Surviving Lousy Leaders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Don't Focus on Failure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rediscover Your Purpose]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When we focus on not failing, fear rents most of the space in our mind, and we see monsters in need of slaying everywhere we turn. We lose track of the original vision that propelled our actions, and the sheer act of working becomes at best a passionless exercise and at worst, drudgery.  Here are some thoughts as you head into the new year on rediscovering your sense of purpose in the workplace.  <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2011/12/30/best-of-management-excellence-trying-not-to-fail-is-not-the-same-as-striving-for-success/' addthis:title='Best of Management Excellence: Trying Not to Fail is Not the Same as Striving for Success ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Best of Management Excellence: An Effective Leader&#8217;s Resolutions are Calendar Blind</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/12/29/best-of-management-excellence-an-effective-leaders-resolutions-are-calendar-blind/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m as guilty as the next person of finding the impending resetting of the calendar a cathartic cleansing, where the failures of the past year are suddenly washed away and replaced by the empty and unknown space filled with promise and time stretching out in front of us.  There is something remarkably powerful and alluring about the chance to start-over, right wrongs and vow to do things right the next time around. Resolutions start out as good intentions early in a new year and often end up as regrets later. As a leader, you cannot afford to fall victim to the boom and bust cycle of annual resolutions. Here are eight key questions to resolve about your own leadership practices.   <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2011/12/29/best-of-management-excellence-an-effective-leaders-resolutions-are-calendar-blind/' addthis:title='Best of Management Excellence: An Effective Leader&#8217;s Resolutions are Calendar Blind ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>A Leadership Christmas Carol-Bah Humbug to These Leaders</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/12/19/a-leadership-christmas-carol-bah-humbug-to-these-leaders/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:18:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A Leadership Holiday Haunting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lousy Leaders]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Given the state of things in our world, perhaps for just one season, Dickens’ ghosts can shift their attention away from Scrooge and focus on a few of those truly deserving characters hiding in positions of leadership inside our organizations and governmental institutions. Here are just a few of these characters in need of a visit from the Leadership Ghosts of Past, Present and Future:<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2011/12/19/a-leadership-christmas-carol-bah-humbug-to-these-leaders/' addthis:title='A Leadership Christmas Carol-Bah Humbug to These Leaders ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Art&#8217;s Weekly Leadership Message: Don&#8217;t Be Part of the Problem</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/12/11/arts-weekly-leadership-message-dont-be-part-of-the-problem/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 18:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It’s all too easy for us to get caught up in the political swirl and self-limiting behaviors that characterize the culture of many of our organizations.  It’s a mistake. We have to learn to fight the gravitational pull of malaise and mediocrity that pervades our teams, or we risk being part of the problem. <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2011/12/11/arts-weekly-leadership-message-dont-be-part-of-the-problem/' addthis:title='Art&#8217;s Weekly Leadership Message: Don&#8217;t Be Part of the Problem ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>3 Key Strategy Questions to Ask Your Teams Regularly</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/11/29/3-key-strategy-questions-to-ask-your-teams-regularly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:49:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Key Strategy Questions for Everyday Use]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In my experience, the management teams that lead the best performing businesses are those that incorporate at least three key strategic questions into almost every operational and status discussion. The gross majority of the dialogue in an organization is about How, and Who and When and the important What and Why issues are left for strategy meetings and other “high-level” discussions. While understandable in the hectic pace of the workday, the shortage of these important What and Why discussions reinforces a dangerous form of operational myopia, where the underlying and unspoken assumption is: If we simply get this done, we’ll be better off as a firm<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2011/11/29/3-key-strategy-questions-to-ask-your-teams-regularly/' addthis:title='3 Key Strategy Questions to Ask Your Teams Regularly ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership Caffeine: The Critical Importance of Cultivating your Cultural Intelligence</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/11/28/leadership-caffeine-the-critical-importance-of-cultivating-your-cultural-intelligence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:54:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership Caffeine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural IQ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leaders and Diversity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Leadership Caffeine: The Critical Importance of Cultivating your Cultural Intelligence. Note from Art: this is the first of a series of Leadership Caffeine posts encouraging your development of the critical skills required for success in today's world.  <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2011/11/28/leadership-caffeine-the-critical-importance-of-cultivating-your-cultural-intelligence/' addthis:title='Leadership Caffeine: The Critical Importance of Cultivating your Cultural Intelligence ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Art&#8217;s Weekly Leadership Message: Get Engaged to Help Your Project Teams Succeed</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/11/27/arts-weekly-leadership-message-get-engaged-to-help-your-project-teams-succeed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 15:54:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Project Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I hear from hundreds of professionals every year in workshops, via coaching assignments or in classrooms, about the challenges they have working in and on project teams. From almost every student’s worst nightmare, the classroom group project, to major strategic initiatives with high-level sponsorship, the complaints are consistent: we as leaders don’t do enough to support team development and performance.  

While the list of things that can go horribly wrong on project teams is long, these 5 consistently rise to the top of the lament list.

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		<title>A Black Friday Jolt of Leadership Caffeine-Book Promotion and Helping Hand</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/11/25/a-black-friday-jolt-of-leadership-caffeine-book-promotion-and-helping-hand/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:27:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership Caffeine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership Caffeine Book Promotion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Professional Development]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Note from Art: It's a great time of year to think of the people doing the heavy lifting for you. What better gift than one filled with ideas, inspiration and a call to action in pursuit of great results. Any and all of my profits from the book sale here will be donated to a local Chicago-area Food Pantry during this Holiday Season. <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2011/11/25/a-black-friday-jolt-of-leadership-caffeine-book-promotion-and-helping-hand/' addthis:title='A Black Friday Jolt of Leadership Caffeine-Book Promotion and Helping Hand ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>A Timeout to Consider &#8220;The Leader&#8217;s List for Giving Thanks&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/11/23/a-timeout-to-consider-the-leaders-list-for-giving-thanks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:35:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership Context]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Serving as a Leader]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Note from Art: I run this list every Thanksgiving...not because it's convenient, but because the thoughts are heartfelt and unchanging. Those who serve by leading have many reasons to truly be grateful for the opportunity and for those who support them every day. Happy Thanksgiving to all. <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2011/11/23/a-timeout-to-consider-the-leaders-list-for-giving-thanks/' addthis:title='A Timeout to Consider &#8220;The Leader&#8217;s List for Giving Thanks&#8221; ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Art&#8217;s Weekly Leadership Message: Always Go Beyond the Bare Minimum</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/11/13/arts-weekly-leadership-message-always-go-beyond-the-bare-minimum/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 19:32:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crisis Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coping with Adversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership Character]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tough Calls]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Recognize that the most difficult points in our leadership lives are profound moments of truth that define us going forward. We either face them, embrace them and grow stronger from them, or we let them beat us. A half-measure in the face of a profound moral or ethical call is failure of the highest order. <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2011/11/13/arts-weekly-leadership-message-always-go-beyond-the-bare-minimum/' addthis:title='Art&#8217;s Weekly Leadership Message: Always Go Beyond the Bare Minimum ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>November, 2011 Leadership Development Carnival</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/11/07/november-2011-leadership-development-carnival/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Great Leadership Content]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership Bloggers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership carnival]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The November Leadership Development Carnival is now live at Great Leadership. Dan McCarthy, the Blogger in Chief at Great Leadership provides a wonderful public service for all of us with his hard work in pulling together and producing these events. Check out this month's bountiful harvest with 45 different writers selected for inclusion.  And remember to thank Dan...on your way out! 

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		<title>Leadership Caffeine-Do You Have the Courage to Kill Your Business To Save It?</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/10/25/leadership-caffeine-do-you-have-the-courage-to-kill-your-business-to-save-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crisis Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership Caffeine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business Reinvention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disruptive Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Surviving Disruption]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Fresh off of my recent podcast interview with Geoffrey Moore on his new book, "Escape Velocity-Free Your Company’s Future from the Pull of the Past," I had the opportunity to sit down and chat with my informal Board of Advisors (2 CEOs, 1 GM and 2 Consultants and all experienced leaders) on this very topic…building a new business while running the old one. With my thanks for their input and ideas, here are the highlights:  <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2011/10/25/leadership-caffeine-do-you-have-the-courage-to-kill-your-business-to-save-it/' addthis:title='Leadership Caffeine-Do You Have the Courage to Kill Your Business To Save It? ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Art&#8217;s Weekly Leadership Message: Step Up to Cure Effective Dialogue Deficit Disorder</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/10/23/arts-weekly-leadership-message-step-up-to-cure-effective-dialogue-deficit-disorder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 13:47:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Professional Growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Discussion Quality]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The medical community and drug companies have their ED malady and cure, but too many management and project teams suffer from their own form of ED…with two more D’s…EDDD… Effective Dialogue Deficit Disorder. It’s not that people aren’t talking. There’s no deficit of hot air swirling around most meeting rooms. The issue is all about the quality of the dialogue. Here are 5 ideas for you to use immediately in pursuit of stomping out Effective Dialogue Deficit Disorder: <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2011/10/23/arts-weekly-leadership-message-step-up-to-cure-effective-dialogue-deficit-disorder/' addthis:title='Art&#8217;s Weekly Leadership Message: Step Up to Cure Effective Dialogue Deficit Disorder ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Management and Leadership Week in Review for Oct 21, 2011</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/10/21/management-and-leadership-week-in-review-for-oct-21-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:06:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Current Voices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Management and Leadership Week in Review]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week's selections include content on The Great Tech War of 2012, ideas for strengthening your coaching skills, insight into three critical leadership skills and a book that offers something for all of us as we try to escape the pull of the past in our organizations. <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2011/10/21/management-and-leadership-week-in-review-for-oct-21-2011/' addthis:title='Management and Leadership Week in Review for Oct 21, 2011 ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership Caffeine: Speed Kills-10 Situations to Call a Timeout</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/10/17/leadership-caffeine-speed-kills-10-situations-to-call-a-timeout/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:15:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 it as the sole indicator of effectiveness.  It’s a cruel tyrant, demanding fealty from followers, while discouraging critical and deep thinking and focusing solely on time-to-response as a metric of success. Here are at least 10 situations where you should resist the need for speed and call a timeout:<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2011/10/17/leadership-caffeine-speed-kills-10-situations-to-call-a-timeout/' addthis:title='Leadership Caffeine: Speed Kills-10 Situations to Call a Timeout ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Art&#8217;s Weekly Leadership Message: It&#8217;s All in Your Attitude</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/10/09/arts-weekly-leadership-message-its-all-in-your-attitude/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:24:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Of the many things we can’t control in life and business, attitude is the one we have 100 percent power over, every single day.  The best leaders know this, and they work to prepare theirs before walking through the door or engaging in the workplace.<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2011/10/09/arts-weekly-leadership-message-its-all-in-your-attitude/' addthis:title='Art&#8217;s Weekly Leadership Message: It&#8217;s All in Your Attitude ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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