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Leadership Caffeine™-Of Crucibles and Leadership Character

by Art Petty | Jun 17, 2013 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine

“…the crucible experience was a trial and a test, a point of deep self-reflection that forced them to question who they were and what mattered to them. It required them to examine their values, questions their assumptions, hone their judgment.”  -Warren Bennis and...

Leadership Caffeine™: 8 Ideas for Navigating Your Leadership Mistakes

by Art Petty | Mar 5, 2012 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine

Newsflash: all good leaders make mistakes. A great number of them. Everyday. After all, there are people involved, and this would be really easy without the people. Fortunately, people are all that we have. The true test of your leadership character isn’t measured by...

Art’s Weekly Leadership Message: Always Go Beyond the Bare Minimum

by Art Petty | Nov 13, 2011 | Leadership

“With the benefit of hindsight, I wish I had done more.” Unless you’ve been cut-off from all forms of media for the past few days, those were the words offered by former Penn State Coach, Joe Paterno, as he reflected on his actions a few years ago in response to...

Leadership Caffeine™-Character Forged in Defeat

by Art Petty | Oct 4, 2009 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine

Everyone loves a winner.  As a society, we like watching and reading about winners.  We worship our sports heroes and we study and celebrate the great victories of history. Hundreds of millions of people around the globe watch the Super Bowl every year, but only 5 or...

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