by Art Petty | Aug 4, 2009 | Career, Decision-Making, Leadership
One of the rude awakenings for leaders promoted from within a team is the uncomfortable recognition that the easy camaraderie of the pre-promotion days immediately gives way to an awkward distancing of relationships. Congratulations on your promotion. Oh, and you’re...
by Art Petty | Aug 3, 2009 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change
Author, Steven Pressfield does a masterful job in The War of Art, defining and then describing how to combat Resistance, a powerful and vexing force of human nature that we might most often label as procrastination. This book should be mandatory once a year reading...
by Art Petty | Aug 2, 2009 | Career, Decision-Making, Leadership, Leading Change
It is always fun to be part of the Leadership Development Carnivals, because it gives me a chance to hang out with some very accomplished leadership bloggers and thought leaders. I learn something of value from these great professionals every time, and I never mind...
by Art Petty | Jul 31, 2009 | Career
My recent post, “Ghosts of the Economy-Casualties of this Silent War” offered a sobering look at both the personal and societal impact of the economic situation. The comments from the readers were fascinating and in some cases, even more haunting than the post itself....
by Art Petty | Jul 29, 2009 | Uncategorized
Note from Art: I’ve moved dangerously close to some controversial territory in this post. I like that. While my daily dose of wild-eyed optimism is not visible here, my core premise is always that the glass is half full and the most difficult problems are...
