by Art Petty | May 7, 2012 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Performance counts. Efforts are nice, but ultimately, you are evaluated on the results of your team, not the amount of work you put into achieving your results. The pursuit of performance is something that is too easily lost in some of the kinder, gentler content that...
by Art Petty | May 4, 2012 | Leadership Caffeine Podcast
For many of us, the idea of “self promotion” is uncomfortable. The concept conjures images and memories of famous a**-kissers we’ve known and not liked, and many of us firmly believe that our work speaks for itself. Unfortunately, good work alone is...
by Art Petty | May 3, 2012 | Career
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by Art Petty | Apr 30, 2012 | Career
Some people take pride in being deaf and blind to organizational politics. A good friend and now out-of-work colleague confesses that he didn’t see his termination coming. He offered: “I didn’t want to play the games.” He now knows that is approach was...
by Art Petty | Apr 26, 2012 | Leadership Caffeine Podcast
Decisions are the lifeblood of organizations. Nothing happens without a decision. Yet, judging by the news headlines from the past decade, allegedly smart people and name-brand organizations can make some truly miserable decisions. The importance of looking at...
