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We Are All Just Temporary Stewards

From my own perspective, I like the concept of thinking about our tenure as finite. It creates a sense of urgency and it helps focus on priorities. I’ve observed too many corporate managers that lost track of the fact that they are not guaranteed a job or even that their company will be there next week. Once you start acting like you own the bricks and mortar and the chair and desk that you sit at and even the people that work for you, your judgment clouds, your motivation weakens and your intentions become suspect.

By Art Petty|2016-10-22T17:12:21-05:00August 20th, 2008|Leadership|5 Comments

A Blogging Milestone and What I Learned by Writing 100 Blog Posts

It was a tough week for blogging. A perfect storm of business and personal schedule challenges conspired to keep me from spending quality time on the blog. OK, and the fact that I have been holding steady at 99 posts for a few days, and somehow it seemed like I needed to create something truly remarkable for the milestone, 100th post. I'm over the "need for remarkable" part, but thought I would take a few minutes this Saturday morning to reflect back on what I've learned in this half year of blogging about all things management, leadership, strategy and project and product management.

By Art Petty|2016-10-22T17:12:24-05:00May 31st, 2008|Uncategorized|2 Comments

Values-Based Leadership: More of What I Learned at Matsushita

I reflected on the Basic Business Principles as the values are known at Matsushita, when I co-authored the Values for a future employer, and I reflect and draw upon them regularly as I teach sections on Values-Focused Leadership in workshops and classrooms. A typical session will end with a majority of participants highlighting how they never understood until now how powerful the corporate values could be in strengthening their culture, driving performance and guiding behavior. This is a valuable lesson to learn for all of us.

By Art Petty|2016-10-22T17:12:25-05:00May 11th, 2008|Leadership|2 Comments

The Raw Marketing Power of Passionate People in the Workplace

A passionate employee is like rocket fuel for your organization. These rare and valuable people build your brand, strengthen client loyalty, stimulate repeat business and energize your workplace just by their daily participation in your business.

By Art Petty|2016-10-22T17:12:26-05:00April 29th, 2008|Leadership, Marketing|1 Comment

Want to Improve Your Business? Fire the People Holding You Back.

Why is it that so many managers struggle with the issue of firing the employees that justifiably require firing? I've watched as brilliant business owners and otherwise accomplished leaders have agonized over this issue, unable to take the final step, while knowing all the while that it has to be done

By Art Petty|2016-10-22T17:12:26-05:00April 25th, 2008|Leadership|4 Comments

Leading the Generations-An Example of What Not to Do!

I attended the family holiday party this weekend and while munching on too many cheesy ryes and catching up on the lives of the out-of-town relatives, I was stopped in my tracks by the story of the job change that my Gen X second cousin described. It was a stark description of the gross mismanagement of the generations at a unique time in history when we have four very distinct generations in the work force.

By Art Petty|2008-11-09T14:12:08-06:00December 17th, 2007|Uncategorized|0 Comments