by Art Petty | Jan 15, 2019 | Career Re-mix, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Power-Ups
The term, attitude gets a bad rap most of the time. We associate attitude with words such as bad, uncooperative, truculent, antagonistic. When was the last time you heard someone say, “That person has an attitude,” and you interpreted it as a compliment? Attitude...
by Art Petty | Nov 5, 2018 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Power-Ups
So, You Had a Bad Day (Week, Month, Quarter): When your usual positive attitude takes a holiday and leaves you alone with your grumpier more cynical self, it’s time for action. And while the idea of turning in your resignation after telling off the higher-ups is a...
by Art Petty | Mar 13, 2017 | Art of Managing, Career, High Performance Management Teams, Leadership
Welcome to my new video series where the emphasis is on sharing ideas to help you solve problems and strengthen performance at work. For our kick-off video, I share an approach on setting the stage for a great day that I learned from the team I was leading through a...
by Art Petty | May 15, 2008 | Leadership
I never get tired of hearing stories from leaders about their winning teams in business or in high school athletics. These stories are usually told by the leader or coach with parental pride about the remarkable success of a group of people that have figured out...
by Art Petty | Apr 8, 2008 | Leadership
One of the most inspiring leaders I’ve come across in awhile is a mid-level manager that refuses to read the memo that says you cannot make a difference unless you have a big title and corresponding office. I ran across "Jane" recently in a workshop,...
