by Art Petty | Oct 24, 2009 | Career, Leadership
Note from Art: This Saturday feature is best served with a cup of coffee and some time to reflect on the leaders that have influenced you in your life and career. In contrast to last week’s Effective Top Leadership feature where I focused on an example inside a...
by Art Petty | Oct 23, 2009 | Career
Note from Art: In keeping with my “Lighter Fare on Friday” theme here’s an idea to help spice up your next meeting. As a first-day seminar or workshop participant, don’t you just hate the opening few minutes where you’re thrown together with a group...
by Art Petty | Oct 21, 2009 | Leadership
As regular readers know, I’m kind of an education junkie, both as a receiver and as a giver. I spend my days developing and delivering leadership and marketing training programs and coaching individuals and groups, and I spend as many evenings as possible in front of...
by Art Petty | Oct 18, 2009 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
When faced with unexpected challenges, a good friend of mine intones what I believe is a fitting old Yiddish quote, “Man Plans and God Laughs.” Our modern incarnation of that is a less reverent but eminently understandable, “Stuff Happens.” My word choice here is the...
by Art Petty | Oct 17, 2009 | Leadership
For a fascinating discussion on a provocative topic, check out the latest from Bret Simmons in, “What’s Your Experience with Leadership?” Bret kicks off the discussion with the question, “Is leadership at the top really as bad as I think it is?” Grab a cup of coffee,...
