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/2012/04/30/dont-get-blindsided-by-organizational-politics/ http://artpetty.com/2012/04/30/dont-get-blindsided-by-organizational-politics/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:45:05 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=7536 For all of us, ignoring this very real human behavior that manifests itself as organizational politics, is a sure-fire way to end up at best on the fringe of irrelevance, and at worst, to end up outside, wondering what happened. Here are 7 ideas you can apply to "play politics" and maintain your integrity:

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]]> http://artpetty.com/2012/04/19/professional-courtesy/feed/ 8 http://artpetty.com/2012/03/28/leaders-principles-and-the-pursuit-of-high-performance-teams/ http://artpetty.com/2012/03/28/leaders-principles-and-the-pursuit-of-high-performance-teams/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:30:22 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=7315 Every high performance team I’ve experienced as a participant, a sponsor or an outside advisor, was governed by an overarching set of principles or values that formed and framed the culture. And while good words alone don’t create success, the combination of the leaders and participants living and acting according to those words everyday made things work.

]]> http://artpetty.com/2012/03/28/leaders-principles-and-the-pursuit-of-high-performance-teams/feed/ 2 http://artpetty.com/2012/03/08/7-reasons-to-be-excited-about-the-potential-of-your-youngest-workers/ http://artpetty.com/2012/03/08/7-reasons-to-be-excited-about-the-potential-of-your-youngest-workers/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 14:39:23 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=7260 It’s easy for those of us who count our career in decades to discount how well attuned our youngest workers are to what defines good leadership and good business practices. To do so, is a mistake. Here are 7 reasons why you should work harder to leverage the potential of your youngest workers:

]]> http://artpetty.com/2012/03/08/7-reasons-to-be-excited-about-the-potential-of-your-youngest-workers/feed/ 0 http://artpetty.com/2012/03/05/leadership-caffeine-8-ideas-for-navigating-your-leadership-mistakes/ http://artpetty.com/2012/03/05/leadership-caffeine-8-ideas-for-navigating-your-leadership-mistakes/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:12:50 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=7255 Newsflash: all good leaders make mistakes. A great number of them. Everyday. After all, there are people involved, and this would be really easy without the people. Fortunately, people are all that we have. The true test of your leadership character isn’t measured by the number of mistakes you make, but rather, by what you do moving forward once a mistake is recognized. Here are 8 ideas for effectively learning from and navigating your leadership mistakes:

]]> http://artpetty.com/2012/03/05/leadership-caffeine-8-ideas-for-navigating-your-leadership-mistakes/feed/ 4 http://artpetty.com/2011/07/15/leadership-lessons-from-the-high-seas/ http://artpetty.com/2011/07/15/leadership-lessons-from-the-high-seas/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:12:00 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=6117 Note from Art: great friend and valued former colleague, Chris Colbert, graciously supplied this wonderful post following his recent experience with his sons and Scout troop at Sea Base. Here are 12 leadership lessons that Chris and the Scouts learned along the way:

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]]> http://artpetty.com/2011/05/12/management-excellence-book-series-podcast-full-steam-ahead/feed/ 0 0:27:05 I had the pleasure to connect on the phone with Jesse Lyn Stoner, co-author with Ken Blanchard of Full Steam Ahead-Unleash the Power of Vision in Your Work and Your Life (second edition), and this podcast is the output. I like the book a great deal[...] I had the pleasure to connect on the phone with Jesse Lyn Stoner, co-author with Ken Blanchard of Full Steam Ahead-Unleash the Power of Vision in Your Work and Your Life (second edition), and this podcast is the output. I like the book a great deal...and as I indicate in my intro comments, I tend to approach books on Vision with a bit of trepidation. Leadership, Performance, Values Art Petty no no http://artpetty.com/2011/02/23/two-voices-on-being-heard-and-not-being-heard/ http://artpetty.com/2011/02/23/two-voices-on-being-heard-and-not-being-heard/#comments Wed, 23 Feb 2011 14:00:39 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=5321 Mary Jo Asmus and I are back with our third collaborative blogging effort, focusing on what it means and feels like to be heard and not to be heard. Our first efforts, "Two Voices on the Words of a Leader" and "Two Voices on Humility and the Effective Leader," remain personal and reader favorites. I like the "Words" post so much...particularly Mary Jo's portion, that with her permission, I'm including it in my forthcoming book, Leadership Caffeine-Ideas to Energize Your Professional Development.

]]> http://artpetty.com/2011/02/23/two-voices-on-being-heard-and-not-being-heard/feed/ 8 http://artpetty.com/2011/01/11/important-reads-almost-isnt-good-enough-wayne-elsey-of-soles4souls/ http://artpetty.com/2011/01/11/important-reads-almost-isnt-good-enough-wayne-elsey-of-soles4souls/#comments Tue, 11 Jan 2011 15:25:02 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=5055 The latest Management Excellence Book Review: This is not so much a book review as it is my reaction to a powerful work from a man doing remarkable things to change the world. "Almost Isn't Good Enough," by Soles4Souls founder, Wayne Elsey is also a book about shoes. And about a man. And about the human condition. And about management and leadership. And about revolutionizing the management and fund-raising practices in the world of not-for-profit organizations.

]]> http://artpetty.com/2011/01/11/important-reads-almost-isnt-good-enough-wayne-elsey-of-soles4souls/feed/ 1 http://artpetty.com/2010/12/06/leadership-caffeine-what-to-do-if-you-find-yourself-irrelevant-at-work/ http://artpetty.com/2010/12/06/leadership-caffeine-what-to-do-if-you-find-yourself-irrelevant-at-work/#comments Mon, 06 Dec 2010 14:23:27 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=4661 Wondering whether you are still relevant in your workplace is one of those topics that many think about but few discuss. The “R” word after all is at the heart of our self-worth and self-esteem as professionals. If you find your relevance slipping away, here are some ideas for assessing your situation and taking action to rebuild your professional reputation at work.

]]> http://artpetty.com/2010/12/06/leadership-caffeine-what-to-do-if-you-find-yourself-irrelevant-at-work/feed/ 6 http://artpetty.com/2010/12/02/lessons-learned-and-joy-gained-while-writing-500-posts-on-leadership-and-management/ http://artpetty.com/2010/12/02/lessons-learned-and-joy-gained-while-writing-500-posts-on-leadership-and-management/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 16:14:22 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=4647 My lessons learned and my sincere thanks for your support during my journey towards 500 posts on leadership and management.

]]> http://artpetty.com/2010/12/02/lessons-learned-and-joy-gained-while-writing-500-posts-on-leadership-and-management/feed/ 14 http://artpetty.com/2010/12/01/dealing-with-active-resisters-and-apathetic-loafers-at-work-school-or-in-workshops/ http://artpetty.com/2010/12/01/dealing-with-active-resisters-and-apathetic-loafers-at-work-school-or-in-workshops/#comments Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:48:51 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=4627 There are those that are eager to learn, inquisitive, participative and genuinely excited to hear something that challenges their pre-conceived ideas or that expands their thinking. These Active Learners bring energy to the situation and they raise the quality of the engagement for everyone involved. Unfortunately, it’s common in many settings to meet the alter egos of the Active Learner. They come in several shapes and sizes, ranging from Aggressive Resisters to Apathetic Loafers. What's a manager, educator or facilitator to do?

]]> http://artpetty.com/2010/12/01/dealing-with-active-resisters-and-apathetic-loafers-at-work-school-or-in-workshops/feed/ 3 http://artpetty.com/2010/11/28/leadership-caffeine-how-to-grow-your-leadership-credibility-in-15-easy-lessons/ http://artpetty.com/2010/11/28/leadership-caffeine-how-to-grow-your-leadership-credibility-in-15-easy-lessons/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 02:35:32 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=4617 Like good health, you cannot have too much credibility as a leader. You build credibility as a leader one interaction and one decision at a time over a long period of time. Here are 15 suggestions to help build your leadership credibility.

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]]> http://artpetty.com/2010/11/24/a-leaders-list-for-giving-thanks/feed/ 13 http://artpetty.com/2010/11/21/leadership-caffeine-mistakes-are-the-raw-ingredients-of-leadership-courage/ http://artpetty.com/2010/11/21/leadership-caffeine-mistakes-are-the-raw-ingredients-of-leadership-courage/#comments Sun, 21 Nov 2010 17:50:58 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=4577 ’ve made a number of mistakes over the course of my leadership career that make my head spin and my stomach turn just thinking about them. No life or death or business impacting mistakes, but, definitely some people and team impacting issues that created ill will and most definitely didn’t show me off at my leadership best. Learning from those mistakes helped me evolve my thinking on the role of a leader and on my true priorities in supporting my business, my peers and my team members.

]]> http://artpetty.com/2010/11/21/leadership-caffeine-mistakes-are-the-raw-ingredients-of-leadership-courage/feed/ 9 http://artpetty.com/2010/11/16/at-least-3-reasons-were-still-raving-about-lousy-leaders/ http://artpetty.com/2010/11/16/at-least-3-reasons-were-still-raving-about-lousy-leaders/#comments Tue, 16 Nov 2010 14:41:27 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=4554 I’ll wager a month’s worth of coffee that if you asked everyone that you know to generate a list on what makes an effective leader, the output would be nearly identical. So if this construct of an effective leader is so readily apparent, why is there a nearly endless supply of disgruntled workers capable of describing lousy leader horror stories to anyone that will listen?

]]> http://artpetty.com/2010/11/16/at-least-3-reasons-were-still-raving-about-lousy-leaders/feed/ 4 http://artpetty.com/2010/11/15/leadership-caffeine-the-is-have-it/ http://artpetty.com/2010/11/15/leadership-caffeine-the-is-have-it/#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 14:27:19 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=4534 The short, important and seemingly harmless word, "I," is a potentially lethal weapon of morale and credibility destruction when used for evil or ego instead of for good. It’s so powerful in fact, that I envision a future world where leaders wear the equivalent of a dosimeter badge to warn leader and followers when the use of "I" is in danger of creating a toxic event…most likely a spillover of b.s. into the workplace.

]]> http://artpetty.com/2010/11/15/leadership-caffeine-the-is-have-it/feed/ 12 http://artpetty.com/2010/10/27/and-he-kicks-children-in-the-face-and-other-insane-approaches-to-competing/ http://artpetty.com/2010/10/27/and-he-kicks-children-in-the-face-and-other-insane-approaches-to-competing/#comments Wed, 27 Oct 2010 13:16:42 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=4457 As business leaders, we make decisions every day about how our firms and our people compete. Most of us choose to focus on creating value and solving problems. A few resort to “win at all” costs type behaviors. This latter group poses some vexing problems for those of us that prefer the high-road style of competing for business, but the problems are not insurmountable. Here are six ideas for forming and framing a positive and effective competitive culture.

]]> http://artpetty.com/2010/10/27/and-he-kicks-children-in-the-face-and-other-insane-approaches-to-competing/feed/ 10 http://artpetty.com/2010/10/18/leadership-caffeine-strengthen-as-a-leader-by-developing-as-a-follower/ http://artpetty.com/2010/10/18/leadership-caffeine-strengthen-as-a-leader-by-developing-as-a-follower/#comments Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:00:07 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=4416 I grew up to the refrain of “be a leader, not a follower,” and the drive to lead is part of who I am. Part and parcel of that has been a natural resistance through much of my early career to the notion that, “to be a good leader, you need to be a good follower.” For me, and I know for many others, our ambition is to drive change, right wrongs and challenge the status quo and to advance. Mentally, it’s hard to connect those core professional drives with the passive and even weak sounding notion of “following.”

]]> http://artpetty.com/2010/10/18/leadership-caffeine-strengthen-as-a-leader-by-developing-as-a-follower/feed/ 10 http://artpetty.com/2010/10/15/management-lessons-learned-while-consuming-too-much-hospital-food/ http://artpetty.com/2010/10/15/management-lessons-learned-while-consuming-too-much-hospital-food/#comments Fri, 15 Oct 2010 15:13:58 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=4405 Little things make a big difference when a loved one is ill, and while our filters are tuned to high, doctors and healthcare professionals and hospitals are in the ultimate customer care business, and we as customers are quick to notice great performance as well as the occasional lapses. The many leadership and customer care observations and lessons are still top-of-mind following our recent experience, and I’ve noted a few below. It’s a fair bet that these lessons apply across disciplines and professions as well.

]]> http://artpetty.com/2010/10/15/management-lessons-learned-while-consuming-too-much-hospital-food/feed/ 2 http://artpetty.com/2010/10/14/health-care-and-great-customer-service-alive-and-well-in-peoria-il/ http://artpetty.com/2010/10/14/health-care-and-great-customer-service-alive-and-well-in-peoria-il/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2010 13:31:27 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=4395 With almost a month to observe a great number of healthcare workers, managers and teams at work, I’m much impressed with the care, compassion and dedication of almost everyone that we encountered during this sometimes frightening and always discomforting journey. And while my focus was on the care of our son, I am wired to look at the management systems and customer care approaches that tell me about the organization, its leaders and its commitment to quality. With a critical eye and some personal investment, I came away from this experience impressed.

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