by Art Petty | Mar 12, 2012 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Few events do more to suck the life and energy out of a team than the boss’s weekly status meeting. If you are the boss, it’s time to exorcise these from your operating routine. These forced marches around the table offering up banal or purely self-aggrandizing...
by Art Petty | Mar 8, 2012 | Career, Leadership
It’s easy for those of us who count our career in decades to discount how well attuned our youngest workers are to what defines good leadership and good business practices. To do so, is a mistake. Long-time readers know that I maintain a regimen of consulting/training...
by Art Petty | Mar 5, 2012 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Newsflash: all good leaders make mistakes. A great number of them. Everyday. After all, there are people involved, and this would be really easy without the people. Fortunately, people are all that we have. The true test of your leadership character isn’t measured by...
by Art Petty | Mar 3, 2012 | Marketing, Strategy
While I admit to being one of those people who views the idea of running as much more attractive than the actual running part (thus far, I’ve been satisfied to pass runners on my Specialized Road Bike, thank you), I’m blown away by Nike’s strategy with their...
by Art Petty | Mar 1, 2012 | Marketing
A bit tongue-in-cheek laced with a great deal of hyperbole, fueled by a strong sense of outrage and hopefully, blended with a dash of cynical humor. I spend approximately 94% of my productive time doing battle with some firm or another over their pricing and promotion...
