by Art Petty | Nov 19, 2009 | Uncategorized
I questioned my own sanity for a few minutes after I had decided to take on another writing commitment beyond my main blog site: Management Excellence. After a few minutes of thinking about it, I recognized that a dedicated blog was in keeping with my intent here at...
by Art Petty | Nov 19, 2009 | Career, Leadership
Once again, Mom is proven right. You become the company that you keep. Surround yourself with intelligent, aggressive individuals comfortable in professionally articulating their perspectives and taking accountability for both their words and their actions, and you...
by Art Petty | Nov 18, 2009 | Marketing
Note from Art: I love the city of Chicago. I love the people, the energy and I love the feel of the restaurants and museums and the theaters. However, I don’t love the knuckleheaded political and union wrangling that blares from every news channel in a constant drone...
by Art Petty | Nov 17, 2009 | Career
Almost without exception, the primary reason for sub-optimizing in your career and in life can be seen every morning staring back at you in the mirror. Notice that it’s not your boss, your spouse or significant other or your parents or friends. It’s you. We tend to...
by Art Petty | Nov 15, 2009 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Note from Art: this is a reminder to senior leaders to encourage and provide informal leadership opportunities to team members, and a wake-up call for those hoping to one day be the afore-mentioned senior leaders. The time to start leading is now, long before anyone...
