by Art Petty | Nov 10, 2024 | Strengthening as a Communicator
The invitation to present to executives—opportunity and peril The invitation to present to your organization’s senior executives is a pivotal career moment. Crush it, and you will make a name for yourself and appear on the radar screen as someone worth...
by Art Petty | Dec 2, 2012 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change
While there are many ingredients in the recipe for developing as an effective leader, two that provide a healthy percentage of the raw materials for your success include: people’s perception of your self-confidence, and their perception of your ability to clearly...
by Art Petty | Dec 6, 2009 | Uncategorized
Confidence is contagious. Arrogance will clear a room like rotting fish wrapped in newspaper and left to cure sans refrigeration. And lack of confidence is guaranteed to get you stepped on during most days. The perception by managers and executives of where you fall...
by Art Petty | Sep 15, 2008 | Leadership
The greatest spectator sport available the past few weekends has been the systematic dismantling and reassembly (of sorts) of many of America’s financial icons and of America's capital markets. In case the return of college and pro football the last few...
by Art Petty | Jul 29, 2008 | Leadership
In this time of bad financial news, high energy costs, record deficits and global turmoil, it’s exciting to meet people that see opportunities in the headlines. I had the great fortune to meet someone recently that has the right attitude about making lemonade...