by Art Petty | Nov 25, 2013 | Career
The “It’s Your Career” Series at Management Excellence is intended to serve as a regular reminder that you are responsible for your professional development and career advancement. Use the ideas in good career health! — I’m enjoying my...
by Art Petty | Nov 24, 2013 | Art of Managing, Leadership, Strategy
In an article in the Sunday Chicago Tribune, Edward Lampert, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sears Holding Corp offers, “We don’t have a sales problem. What we have is a profit problem, and that’s what we’re intending to address.” Mr....
by Art Petty | Nov 21, 2013 | Just One Thing, Leadership
As managers, we tend to tolerate certain employees who straddle that toxic boundary, in large part, because we can rationalize their aberrant behaviors in the context of what they do well. We write off destructive behaviors that live at the bleeding edge of the values...
by Art Petty | Nov 19, 2013 | Leadership
The New Leader Tuesday series is dedicated to helping first-time, early career and even experienced professionals with a “beginner’s mind” progress on their journey towards effective leadership. — Effective leaders listen. Carefully....
by Art Petty | Nov 18, 2013 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
The Leadership Caffeine series is approaching 200 installments strong and is dedicated to every aspiring or experienced leader seeking ideas, insights or just a jolt of energy to keep pushing forward. Thanks for being along for the journey! — If humans are in...