by Art Petty | Mar 14, 2011 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
“The secret to my success as a leader in my business has been my ability to offer well-timed and heartfelt apologies after mucking things up.” The gentleman who offered up this “secret to success” certainly used this tool wisely, judging by the growth of his business...
by Art Petty | Mar 12, 2011 | Leadership
Note from Art: every week, I share three thought-provoking management posts for the week. Fair warning: I take a broad view of management, so my selections will range from leadership to innovation to finance and personal development and beyond. This week’s...
by Art Petty | Mar 9, 2011 | Decision-Making, Leadership
Note from Art: Your decisions define you as a leader and a manager, yet we spend very little time in our busy lives finding ways to improve our abilities in this area. This Management Excellence Toolkit Series will help you recognize the challenges and pitfalls of...
by Art Petty | Mar 8, 2011 | Career, Leadership
One of the interesting outcomes I’ve observed when engaging truly thoughtful people in the process of understanding the role of a leader and the commitment required for success, is that some people decide it’s not a good fit. They decide to become great followers...
by Art Petty | Mar 7, 2011 | Career
Note from Art: I manage to be on the receiving end of frequent, horrific boss and interview stories from blog readers, twitter followers and colleagues around the globe. The level of what I describe as “moronocity” in the hiring community is...