by Art Petty | Jun 9, 2010 | Leadership
Are your firm’s values worth the price of the frames that they presently occupy while hanging in your lobby, the main conference room and your CEO’s office? As a confirmed Leadership Anthropologist, I am fascinated by the use, misuse general lack of use of...
by Art Petty | Jun 8, 2010 | Strategy
As you and your team members start your days by walking through the office doors or for remote associates, logging on, can everyone connect the top priorities on their “To Do” lists to the strategic priorities of your firm? Surprisingly, in both live settings (show of...
by Art Petty | Jun 7, 2010 | Uncategorized
The best leaders that I know are also the best talent scouts. They are acute observers of people and extraordinarily quick to identify individuals with potential. Great Talent Scouts Look For: 1. Character: Top scouts recognize that they can teach and help hone...
by Art Petty | Jun 7, 2010 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
“How can I help?” These four simple words are powerful leadership tools when framed into a question and applied with genuine intent. The leader that is comfortable asking this question is comfortable in his or her leadership skin. It takes self-confidence, a dose of...
by Art Petty | Jun 4, 2010 | Decision-Making, Leadership
I don’t care that my calendar marks a day later in June as the official start of Summer. Memorial Day has passed, the temperature and humidity in Chicago are rising and tennis with my sons is a regular evening activity. Oh, and the list of outside chores is now long...
