by Art Petty | Dec 23, 2013 | Leadership
Ebenezer Scrooge offers a number of great lessons for all of us during his journey of reclamation through Christmases past, present and future in Dickens’ classic, A Christmas Carol. In this particular exchange with the Spirit of Christmas Past, Scrooge remembers the...
by Art Petty | Oct 6, 2013 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Few words in the leader’s lexicon are simultaneously as powerful for building credibility and as potentially lethal for destroying credibility as the personal pronoun “I.” I’m a big fan of the word when applied carefully and properly. “I” works great when applied...
by Art Petty | Jun 21, 2010 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
If you’ve ever had the good fortune to watch a skilled carpenter or mechanic or any proficient trade-person, one of the first things that you will notice is the care that they take in selecting the right tool for the task at hand. As someone who practices the trades...
by Art Petty | Sep 13, 2009 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Fresh on the heels of my remarkably fun and productive collaboration with Mary Jo Asmus of Intentional Leadership on “The Words of a Leader,” I feel duty bound to remind you that while words are indeed powerful tools for creation or destruction, it’s your actions that...
by Art Petty | Sep 10, 2009 | Career, Leadership, Leading Change
A note from Art: 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. My partner in crime here is Mary Jo Asmus, the author of the outstanding Intentional Leadership...
