by Art Petty | Oct 31, 2025 | Life Musings
This article is the third and final in my series paying tribute to my Dad, who passed away late this summer. The earlier articles in this trilogy include: Leadership and Management Lessons from Losing Dad and Life and Leadership Lessons from Dad’s Amazing Early...
by Art Petty | Sep 21, 2025 | Life Musings
Photo: One of the few childhood photos of my Dad. Dad is the boy in the center. — I wrote recently about the journey and travails we navigated this past Summer as my Dad struggled and eventually passed. In this and one more planned article, I share some of the...
by Art Petty | Oct 7, 2019 | Art of Managing, Decision-Making, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Think Differently
In his book, Call Sign Chaos, former General Jim Mattis offers: “There’s a profound difference between a mistake and a lack of discipline. Mistakes are made when you’re trying to carry out commander’s intent, and you screw up in the pressure of...
by Art Petty | Dec 2, 2018 | Art of Managing, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Among the many quotes and tributes broadcast about the late president, George H.W. Bush over the weekend of his passing was one that jumped out at me as particularly powerful for all of us. Speaking of what a person serving as president must bring to the office, he...
by Art Petty | Sep 30, 2018 | Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership
“Among outstanding leaders, however, selflessness and humility are internalized and part of their character; they are characteristics, not techniques. Such characteristics are not merely things a leader should do. They represent instead what a leader must be.” -Thomas...
