http://artpetty.com Leadership, Management and Professional Development Tue, 22 May 2012 11:58:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 copyright by Art Petty, 2011 art.petty@artpetty.com (Art Petty) art.petty@artpetty.com (Art Petty) 1440 http://artpetty.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Lcpodcast144x144.png http://artpetty.com 144 144 http://artpetty.com/feed/podcast Leadership Caffeine Podcast Host Art Petty interviews leaders, leadership authors, management thinkers and other professionals about creating high performance teams and organizations and developing effective leaders at all levels, during this weekly program. The goal is to share practical, powerful ideas to help listeners improve their performance and the performance of their teams and organizations. Caffene, Ldrshp, Profesional, Dev, Ledership, Ldrshp, Caffeine, Proff'l, Dev Art Petty Art Petty art.petty@artpetty.com no no http://artpetty.com/2011/03/04/management-week-in-review-for-march-4-2011/ http://artpetty.com/2011/03/04/management-week-in-review-for-march-4-2011/#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 13:50:33 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=5386 Every week, I share three thought-provoking management posts for the week. Fair warning: I take a broad view of management, so my selections will range from leadership to innovation to finance and personal development and beyond. This week's selections feature content on reinventing management, the strategic and practical implications of upgrade plans for consumer electronics products and some guidance on improving our decision-making by better utilizing outside advisors. Enjoy!

]]> http://artpetty.com/2011/03/04/management-week-in-review-for-march-4-2011/feed/ 3 http://artpetty.com/2010/10/26/marketers-4-ideas-to-avoid-falling-victim-to-the-felt-need/ http://artpetty.com/2010/10/26/marketers-4-ideas-to-avoid-falling-victim-to-the-felt-need/#comments Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:04:16 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=4450 The article, “The Felt Need” by Dan and Chip Heath in the November, 2010 issue of Fast Company is worth the price of the annual subscription for it’s reminder value alone. The Heaths tackle a topic that just about all of us involved in selling, marketing or strategy have succumbed to at some point in our careers: the felt need versus the burning need. Here are four ideas to avoid being victimized by "The Felt Need."

]]> http://artpetty.com/2010/10/26/marketers-4-ideas-to-avoid-falling-victim-to-the-felt-need/feed/ 2 http://artpetty.com/2009/04/02/new-leaders-twitter-and-the-volunteer-management-conundrum/ http://artpetty.com/2009/04/02/new-leaders-twitter-and-the-volunteer-management-conundrum/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:20:57 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=1416 The Top Ten Challenges of the New Leader, an update on my experience with Twitter (and why all marketers should join), and the Volunteer Management conundrum in our communities that we are capable of solving. Oh, and three developmental suggestions for your professional "To Do" list.

]]> http://artpetty.com/2009/04/02/new-leaders-twitter-and-the-volunteer-management-conundrum/feed/ 2 http://artpetty.com/2009/03/10/inspiration-and-hope-encouraging-sound-bites-in-a-challenging-world/ http://artpetty.com/2009/03/10/inspiration-and-hope-encouraging-sound-bites-in-a-challenging-world/#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:14:29 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=1302 There’s enough negative going around. Here’s a few worth reading that will leave you thinking and maybe even feeling a bit more upbeat. Students of strategy and performance excellence might want to take a closer look at how McDonald’s is using leadership, strategy, customer relations and information to successfully beat back the economic doldrums. And for an extended dose of hope and encouragement, check out the March issue of Fast Company, where the focus is on the world’s most innovative companies.

]]> http://artpetty.com/2009/03/10/inspiration-and-hope-encouraging-sound-bites-in-a-challenging-world/feed/ 0 http://artpetty.com/2009/01/03/managing-your-boss-and-death-to-slogans-weekend-reading/ http://artpetty.com/2009/01/03/managing-your-boss-and-death-to-slogans-weekend-reading/#comments Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:23:34 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=834 Grab a cup of something hot and enjoy these two quick-reads. Patrick Lencioni offers good advice for managing upwards and Dan and Chip Heath skewer the slogan writers.

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