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	<itunes:summary>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.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Leadership Caffeine: Speed Kills-10 Situations to Call a Timeout</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/10/17/leadership-caffeine-speed-kills-10-situations-to-call-a-timeout/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:15:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Somewhere on the way to this world we now live and work in, “speed” became a proxy for success.  Speed is undoubtedly important, but beware relying on it as the sole indicator of effectiveness.  It’s a cruel tyrant, demanding fealty from followers, while discouraging critical and deep thinking and focusing solely on time-to-response as a metric of success. Here are at least 10 situations where you should resist the need for speed and call a timeout:<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2011/10/17/leadership-caffeine-speed-kills-10-situations-to-call-a-timeout/' addthis:title='Leadership Caffeine: Speed Kills-10 Situations to Call a Timeout ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Art&#8217;s Weekly Leadership Message-Hey Boss: Less Talking, More Listening</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/09/26/arts-weekly-leadership-message-hey-boss-less-talking-more-listening/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:38:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Active Listening]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s amazing what you hear if you exert a little self-control, clamp your jaw shut and focus on trying to understand what your employees and team members are trying to tell you. You learn about what’s working, what’s not, where you need to step up and offer help, where you need to step in and deliver feedback and so much more. <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2011/09/26/arts-weekly-leadership-message-hey-boss-less-talking-more-listening/' addthis:title='Art&#8217;s Weekly Leadership Message-Hey Boss: Less Talking, More Listening ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership Caffeine: How to Cope With Organizational Alchemists</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2011/01/03/leadership-caffeine-how-to-cope-with-organizational-alchemists/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 13:15:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The modern-day practice of alchemy is only metaphorically about the search for a method to turn lead into gold. Instead of the medieval pursuit by alchemists of a magical chemical conversion process to change one element into another, modern practitioners are focused on the magical and easy transformation of people and organizations from one level of performance to another. Here are 12 questions to  help you keep the alchemists in check.  
<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2011/01/03/leadership-caffeine-how-to-cope-with-organizational-alchemists/' addthis:title='Leadership Caffeine: How to Cope With Organizational Alchemists ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership Caffeine: For a Change, Look At What&#8217;s Working</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2010/04/26/leadership-caffeine-for-a-change-look-at-whats-working/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:17:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consider these common refrains from two different leaders:Leader 1: “That’s great!  Congratulations!  How do we do more of that?”  Leader 2: “That’s broken and we need to fix it right away.”

We have all met both of these characters.  One sees opportunity and achievement and building blocks everywhere she looks and the other sees flaws and problems that need fixing.  And while you are free to accuse me of making a hasty generalization here, my “blink” assessment of the two is that I want to hire or work for Leader #1<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2010/04/26/leadership-caffeine-for-a-change-look-at-whats-working/' addthis:title='Leadership Caffeine: For a Change, Look At What&#8217;s Working ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>The January Leadership Development Carnival-Best of 2009</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2010/01/03/the-january-leadership-development-carnival-best-of-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:11:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dan McCarthy, the proprietor of the well-named and always excellent Great Leadership Blog, is out with The January Leadership Development Carnival-The Best of 2009 Edition.  I am honored to be in some great company with Dan and many, many of my absolute favorite thinkers and writers, and I encourage you to click over and spend some quality time soaking up the energy and great ideas.  <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2010/01/03/the-january-leadership-development-carnival-best-of-2009/' addthis:title='The January Leadership Development Carnival-Best of 2009 ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Two Voices-Humility and the Effective Leader</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2009/10/28/two-voices-humility-and-the-effective-leader/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:44:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the true joys of my blogging experience comes from meeting and collaborating with some remarkable people.  Mary Jo Asmus is one of those remarkable people. We collaborated a few months ago on Two Voices on: The Words of a Leader, and enjoyed the experience and the reactions so much that we vowed to do it again.

Well, we're back.  Mary Jo reached out to me a few weeks ago and raised the topic of "Humility and the Leader," and we were both so interested in exploring this issue that we went off to our separate corners and the output is reflected in the two posts below.  While the posts don't necessarily reflect a point-counterpoint perspective, they do bring two unique perspectives to what turned out to be a challenging issue.<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2009/10/28/two-voices-humility-and-the-effective-leader/' addthis:title='Two Voices-Humility and the Effective Leader ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Leaders Teach</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2009/09/15/leaders-teach/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:14:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve long believed that the best leaders are teachers. Not lecturers, but teachers.  As teachers, they challenge us to think, to explore, to experiment, to learn and to keep trying. (click on the title to read the entire essay.)<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2009/09/15/leaders-teach/' addthis:title='Leaders Teach ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Two Voices on: The Words of a Leader</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2009/09/10/two-voices-on-the-words-of-a-leader/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:46:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This dual post was the outcome of a casual exchange of thoughts via Twitter that quickly evolved into a must-write piece and fun collaboration on an important topic: the words of a leader.  My partner in crime here is Mary Jo Asmus, the author of  the outstanding Intentional Leadership blog...one that I turn to regularly for inspiration and insight. 

Good leaders are builders and they form and shape their words into phrases and questions that encourage learning and improvement and risk-taking and more learning.  Good leaders are master craftsmen in many ways, and words are some of their most important tools.  Less effective leaders use words like tools as well, but in this case they crassly apply the words of brute force in settings where precision is called for<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2009/09/10/two-voices-on-the-words-of-a-leader/' addthis:title='Two Voices on: The Words of a Leader ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership Caffeine-Respectfully Speaking, Your Respect for Others Will Serve You Well</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2009/09/08/leadership-caffeine-respectfully-speaking-your-respect-for-others-will-serve-you-well/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The formula is simple and the outcome is predictable. Treat people with respect and they will generally return the courtesy many times over.

The word “respect” just might work as the lone word in the world’s shortest chapter in the world’s shortest and most effective book on leadership. Master the term, practice it liberally and you’ve uncovered one of the simple secrets to leading effectively.<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2009/09/08/leadership-caffeine-respectfully-speaking-your-respect-for-others-will-serve-you-well/' addthis:title='Leadership Caffeine-Respectfully Speaking, Your Respect for Others Will Serve You Well ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership Caffeine: Resistance and the Leader</title>
		<link>http://artpetty.com/2009/08/03/leadership-caffeine-resistance-and-the-leader/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:45:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Resistance shows up in many forms in our daily lives.  It’s what keeps us from eating properly, working out regularly, taking that leap into a new job that we’ve been dreaming about for years, and pushes off to some unknown point in the future, the writing of the book that nearly everyone says that they have in them.  If none of those examples fit, think of something in your life that you know you should do, but haven’t found the time or had the discipline to do it.  That’s resistance.

Resistance shows up in leadership settings and in the workplace in many forms:
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		<title>The August Leadership Development Carnival</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 13:20:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is always fun to be part of the Leadership Development Carnivals, because it gives me a chance to hang out with some very accomplished leadership bloggers and thought leaders.  I learn something of value from these great professionals every time, and I never mind that I benefit from being in their company!

This month's issue of the Leadership Development Carnival is hosted at Intentional Leadership, the home of Mary Jo Asmus, one of my must-read favorites for her wisdom, insights and the fact that she exudes professionalism and that "all around great person" in everything that she writes. <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2009/08/02/the-august-leadership-development-carnival/' addthis:title='The August Leadership Development Carnival ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Leader, What Are You Doing to Improve Your Value Creation?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:34:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Art Petty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leadership should be one of the principal value creation components of the management system, yet  poor leadership practices often result in increased complexity, added waste and blocked attempts to streamline processes and make improvements that would otherwise benefit the organization and its customers. One of the key reasons that leaders and leadership practices often fail to create value (or to create more value) is the lack of a common operational and actionable definition for the role of a leader.  <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://artpetty.com/2008/12/26/leader-what-are-you-doing-to-improve-your-value-creation/' addthis:title='Leader, What Are You Doing to Improve Your Value Creation? ' ><a href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>]]></description>
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