by Art Petty | Jun 2, 2010 | Leadership
For a whole bunch of reasons, I really enjoyed the latest column by Dan and Chip Heath at Fast Company, entitled, “Watch the Game Film.” Professional sports teams and great athletes have long understood the power of watching game film to learn about themselves...
by Art Petty | Jun 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
When it comes to leadership, your intentions count. Blind ambition might help you climb the ladder as an individual contributor, but it won’t help you galvanize groups of people to move mountains, conquer markets and develop a culture that sustains excellence. Step...
by Art Petty | Jun 1, 2010 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change
Something funny happens as we age and gain experience. Many of us expect the world to continue conforming to our view of things, which of course, it rarely does. For those that stubbornly stick to the perspective that I’m right and everyone else is wrong, the world...
by Art Petty | Jun 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
Most people that I know rush through their days from meeting to meeting, filling every possible gap in their schedule either with meetings or operational activities. Lunch is either a hurried affair at the desk or possibly a fast dash with a coworker or two to the...
by Art Petty | May 31, 2010 | Uncategorized
Something funny happened on the way to producing and writing two blogs. I discovered that I am only capable of managing one competently. Oh, and I’m certain there are at least a few management lessons here in my blogging misfire. A little bit of background. My...