by Art Petty | Nov 10, 2013 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
The Leadership Caffeine series is approaching 200 installments strong and is dedicated to every aspiring or experienced leader seeking ideas, insights or just a jolt of energy to keep pushing forward. Thanks for being along for the journey! — I’ve written about...
by Art Petty | Mar 18, 2013 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Project Management
“This would be easy if it weren’t for the people.” -Project Manager I’ve been invited to deliver a talk to a group of project management professionals ostensibly around the issue of dealing with difficult people on project teams. The challenge with this topic is...
by Art Petty | Oct 31, 2011 | Leadership Caffeine
The Leader as Critic is one of the most toxic, idea-crushing characters you’ll ever find in the workplace. This individual mistakenly assumes that title confers a License to Kill (perceived bad ideas) and he/she takes pride in shooting down ideas to protect people and...
by Art Petty | Dec 1, 2010 | Leadership
Note from Art: I’m on the soapbox. Great cultures and great performance comes from building teams with strong shared values and a hunger to learn and grow. Too often, we let toxic people linger and the result is….well, it’s toxic. I spend a great...
