by Art Petty | Aug 3, 2010 | Leadership
The major “people mistakes” of my career have occurred as a result of investing too much time and effort in trying to change people. As leaders, we can enable change. We can help people that want to change. But trying to change people on our own is ultimately a...
by Art Petty | Aug 2, 2010 | Career
In my not inconsiderable experience, too many people in business are in search of the proverbial silver bullet. Unfortunately, there are no true silver bullets. There are no quick fixes for any of: revenue shortfalls, product development problems, morale issues or...
by Art Petty | Aug 2, 2010 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Most leaders struggle to understand whether they are helping or hindering the cause. Except of course for those leaders/narcissists who believe that their every utterance is sheer genius wrapped in pure motivational gold. The feedback from your manager, while...
by Art Petty | Aug 1, 2010 | Leadership
Many thanks to Jason Seiden for hosting the August, 2010 Leadership Development Carnival. The Carnivals are outstanding opportunities to sample the favorite posts of some of your favorite leadership and business bloggers and to discover some great new talent....
by Art Petty | Jul 29, 2010 | Leadership, Uncategorized
Note: the Seven Key Questions for Ambitious, Aspiring Leaders, are presented in the book, Practical Lessons in Leadership by Art Petty and Rich Petro. I’ll explore each question here at Building Better Leaders through individual “Leadership Tip of the...
