http://artpetty.com Leadership, Management and Professional Development Wed, 23 May 2012 22:31:28 +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/2010/08/14/arts-updates-and-coming-attractions/ http://artpetty.com/2010/08/14/arts-updates-and-coming-attractions/#comments Sat, 14 Aug 2010 17:03:26 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=4131 This has been a productive period for my development of new programs and information offerings. While we all write and talk about the impact of great people on our organizations, it is truly palpable when you are on the receiving end of that help. Thanks to two outstanding young professionals, Eric and Amber, that are busy helping and holding me accountable to getting my work done, we’re adding new programs, tuning up prior offerings and extending our line-up of information products.

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]]> http://artpetty.com/2009/11/26/building-better-leaders-what%e2%80%99s-in-a-name/feed/ 0 http://artpetty.com/2009/11/19/welcome-to-the-building-better-leaders-blog/ http://artpetty.com/2009/11/19/welcome-to-the-building-better-leaders-blog/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:32:49 +0000 Art Petty http://www.buildingbetterleaders.com/?p=542 After spending several years of my life dedicated to helping motivated professionals in a variety of fields (product managers, project managers, technical professionals, non-profit professionals, marketers, first-time leaders) discover and develop as leaders and senior contributors, I recognized that I needed to find a platform that enabled me to reach more people faster and more efficiently and affordably than the horribly inefficient and expensive traditional training model. And I did not want to sacrifice the personal contact.

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]]> http://artpetty.com/2009/08/21/management-excellence-news-updates-coming-attractions/feed/ 0 http://artpetty.com/2009/06/05/a-follow-up-to-my-evil-leaders-post-your-firms-values-have-no-teeth/ http://artpetty.com/2009/06/05/a-follow-up-to-my-evil-leaders-post-your-firms-values-have-no-teeth/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:41:01 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=1919 My recent post, “Why Do Evil Leaders Flourish in Some Organizations” struck a chord or at least a nerve for many, as the many insightful comments quickly outstripped the value of the original post. Thanks to all that jumped in and shared on this topic. On the heels of what turned out to be a deluge of good thoughts on why some leaders and some people get away with less than agreeable (to the rest of us) behaviors in the workplace, I keep coming back to the topic of Values as a core issue. The results of my informal polling as well as my formal surveying (as part of culture assessments) indicates that for many organizations, values exist as nice statements in a frame with little meaning or use in day-to-day business dealings.

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]]> http://artpetty.com/2009/06/01/leadership-caffeine-for-the-new-week-the-words-you-heard-at-graduation-still-apply/feed/ 2 http://artpetty.com/2009/03/08/leadership-caffeine-for-the-week-of-march-8-2009/ http://artpetty.com/2009/03/08/leadership-caffeine-for-the-week-of-march-8-2009/#comments Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:37:41 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=1291 Welcome back for this week’s double-shot of leadership motivation. I’m taking my leadership cues this week from Michael Beers, a Harvard Professor with a forthcoming book: High Commitment, High Performance: How to Build a Resilient Organization for Sustained Advantage. While I’m not certain that a Harvard Professor is the first one that I seek out to help me lead my way out of a crisis, I like what he has to say. Mr. Beer’s focus is on building high performance teams and organizations on the back of what he describes as high commitment leaders.

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]]> http://artpetty.com/2009/03/07/management-excellence-blog-named-to-alltop/feed/ 0 http://artpetty.com/2008/12/21/podcasts-hamel-dickens-time-off-and-a-holiday-week-of-reading/ http://artpetty.com/2008/12/21/podcasts-hamel-dickens-time-off-and-a-holiday-week-of-reading/#comments Sun, 21 Dec 2008 16:39:08 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=722 For those of you seeking seasonal reading or looking for some cutting-edge thinking, I’ve got two very different suggestions for you. The first comes from author and consultant Gary Hamel on his management reading recommendations that push the envelope on conventional thinking. The second is a bit more seasonal as author Les Standiford takes a look at how Charles Dickens reinvented his career and changed the way we celebrate Christmas all at the same time.

]]> http://artpetty.com/2008/12/21/podcasts-hamel-dickens-time-off-and-a-holiday-week-of-reading/feed/ 1 http://artpetty.com/2008/12/07/planning-ahead-for-the-week-three-items-for-your-management-excellence-%e2%80%9cto-do%e2%80%9d-list/ http://artpetty.com/2008/12/07/planning-ahead-for-the-week-three-items-for-your-management-excellence-%e2%80%9cto-do%e2%80%9d-list/#comments Sun, 07 Dec 2008 23:41:56 +0000 Art Petty http://artpetty.com/?p=536 Every week represents an opportunity to improve your performance as a manager and leader. In spite of the setbacks of the prior week, the fire drills that caught you by surprise and your own lack of follow-through on your goals, every Monday offers a clean slate for you to fill. My very positive intent here is to offer you a few suggestions each week that will inspire your pursuit of continuous improvement. Enjoy and Prosper!

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