http://artpetty.com Leadership, Management and Professional Development Tue, 22 May 2012 11:58:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 copyright by Art Petty, 2011 art.petty@artpetty.com (Art Petty) art.petty@artpetty.com (Art Petty) 1440 http://artpetty.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Lcpodcast144x144.png http://artpetty.com 144 144 http://artpetty.com/feed/podcast Leadership Caffeine Podcast 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. Caffene, Ldrshp, Profesional, Dev, Ledership, Ldrshp, Caffeine, Proff'l, Dev Art Petty Art Petty art.petty@artpetty.com no no http://artpetty.com/2012/05/15/new-leader-tuesday-gaining-critical-context-for-your-teams-mission/ http://artpetty.com/2012/05/15/new-leader-tuesday-gaining-critical-context-for-your-teams-mission/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 14:05:21 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=7672 Many first-time leaders are given the equivalent of “battlefield” promotions with no more context than, “You’ve done a great job, you’re in charge.” If you end up on the receiving side of this “Go get ‘em Tiger,” philosophy of leadership development, it’s important for you to quickly gain context for your team’s role and accountabilities.

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]]> http://artpetty.com/2011/09/26/arts-weekly-leadership-message-hey-boss-less-talking-more-listening/feed/ 3 http://artpetty.com/2011/09/05/september-leadership-development-carnival-back-to-school-sale-edition/ http://artpetty.com/2011/09/05/september-leadership-development-carnival-back-to-school-sale-edition/#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2011 14:25:18 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=6420 Run, don't walk to get a jump on the other shoppers over at Dan McCarthy's Great Leadership site, with the September Leadership Development Carnival-Back to School Sale edition. Dan is marking down and moving out the best ideas in leadership and management to help make the unofficial end to summer a bit more bearable for all of us.

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]]> http://artpetty.com/2011/08/08/august-2011-leadership-development-carnival/feed/ 0 http://artpetty.com/2011/07/21/have-space-ship-will-travel-in-celebration-and-in-memoriam/ http://artpetty.com/2011/07/21/have-space-ship-will-travel-in-celebration-and-in-memoriam/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:00:46 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=6175 The last Space Shuttle of this era has returned and the program is officially grounded for good. There are a remarkable number of leadership and management lessons as well as a fierce debate about importance and economics that all swirl around the space program. Just for today, let's put those aside and remember and wonder and give thanks to those who served and to remember those who perished. The debates can continue another day.

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]]> http://artpetty.com/2011/07/21/the-votes-have-been-counted-july-leadership-challenge/feed/ 0 http://artpetty.com/2011/07/19/podcast-helping-cancer-patients-by-running-100-miles-for-life/ http://artpetty.com/2011/07/19/podcast-helping-cancer-patients-by-running-100-miles-for-life/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:43:55 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=6148 A few weeks ago, I shared a guest post from a good friend, Ted Friedman, who started: 100 Miles for Life, an ultra-marathon event and charitable campaign in support of The Gathering Place, in Cleveland, Ohio. This podcast is a follow-on, and offers you a chance to hear personally from Ted about this great cause and about this ultra-marathon race. While we're here for the fundraiser, those of you interested in running...especially crazy distances like 100 miles at a time, will enjoy Ted's commentary on training his body and mind for the event.

]]> http://artpetty.com/2011/07/19/podcast-helping-cancer-patients-by-running-100-miles-for-life/feed/ 0 0:15:11 A few weeks ago, I shared a guest post from a good friend, Ted Friedman, who started: 100 Miles for Life, an ultra-marathon event and charitable campaign in support of The Gathering Place, in Cleveland, Ohio. This podcast is a follow-on, and offers [...] A few weeks ago, I shared a guest post from a good friend, Ted Friedman, who started: 100 Miles for Life, an ultra-marathon event and charitable campaign in support of The Gathering Place, in Cleveland, Ohio. This podcast is a follow-on, and offers you a chance to hear personally from Ted about this great cause and about this ultra-marathon race. While we're here for the fundraiser, those of you interested in running...especially crazy distances like 100 miles at a time, will enjoy Ted's commentary on training his body and mind for the event. Uncategorized Art Petty no no http://artpetty.com/2011/06/02/millennial-view-fwiw-keep-lol-omg-other-texting-terms-out-of-the-workplace/ http://artpetty.com/2011/06/02/millennial-view-fwiw-keep-lol-omg-other-texting-terms-out-of-the-workplace/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 11:56:45 +0000 Eric Rodriguez http://artpetty.com/?p=5811 Eric Rodriguez is the voice of The Millennial View here at Management Excellence. His latest post offers a reminder to those typically early career professionals who are accustomed to communicating in small bursts of acronym filled texts via their cellphones, to keep their unique language out of the workplace.

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]]> http://artpetty.com/2010/12/23/family-time-writing-time-and-cookie-time/feed/ 4 http://artpetty.com/2010/08/17/dont-expect-easy-my-top-15-suggestions-for-coping-as-a-professional/ http://artpetty.com/2010/08/17/dont-expect-easy-my-top-15-suggestions-for-coping-as-a-professional/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:14:51 +0000 Art Petty http://www.buildingbetterleaders.com/?p=1338 "Easy" is not a term that should be on your mind, except when it comes to improving the experience for your customers. Outside of making life easier for your customers, there are few circumstances where "easy" shows up or where you are justified in expecting things to go that way. Here are my Top 15 Suggestions for Coping as a Professional.

]]> http://artpetty.com/2010/08/17/dont-expect-easy-my-top-15-suggestions-for-coping-as-a-professional/feed/ 0 http://artpetty.com/2010/08/13/beware-the-pull-of-us-versus-them/ http://artpetty.com/2010/08/13/beware-the-pull-of-us-versus-them/#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:41:08 +0000 Art Petty http://www.buildingbetterleaders.com/?p=1300 ’s easy to get caught up in departmental or team squabbles inside of organizations. My advice: stay clear, stay out of it and learn to think and act for yourself.

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]]> http://artpetty.com/2010/08/05/show-respect-by-paying-attention/feed/ 0 http://artpetty.com/2010/08/03/dont-spend-too-much-time-with-the-wrong-people/ http://artpetty.com/2010/08/03/dont-spend-too-much-time-with-the-wrong-people/#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:49:20 +0000 Art Petty http://www.buildingbetterleaders.com/?p=1274 The major “people mistakes” of my career have occurred as a result of investing too much time and effort in trying to change people. As leaders, we can enable change. We can help people that want to change. But trying to change people on our own is ultimately a fool’s errand.

]]> http://artpetty.com/2010/08/03/dont-spend-too-much-time-with-the-wrong-people/feed/ 0 http://artpetty.com/2010/08/02/take-responsibility-for-your-own-development/ http://artpetty.com/2010/08/02/take-responsibility-for-your-own-development/#comments Mon, 02 Aug 2010 19:59:54 +0000 Art Petty http://www.buildingbetterleaders.com/?p=1263 In my not inconsiderable experience, too many people in business are in search of the proverbial Silver Bullet. Unfortunately, there are no true silver bullets.

]]> http://artpetty.com/2010/08/02/take-responsibility-for-your-own-development/feed/ 2 http://artpetty.com/2010/07/29/want-to-lead-consider-these-questions-7-of-7/ http://artpetty.com/2010/07/29/want-to-lead-consider-these-questions-7-of-7/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:17:47 +0000 Art Petty http://www.buildingbetterleaders.com/?p=1253 The first six questions in this series challenged you to think through issues that are both philosophical and powerfully practical. If you've made it through the investigation of questions 1-6, it's time for you to consider what your daily work life will be like as a leader.

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