by Art Petty | Dec 28, 2010 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Note from Art: I’m taking a few days off over the holidays to focus on family and recharge my writing batteries. I plan on completing the second round edits of my next book, aptly titled, Leadership Caffeine, and I’m preparing a few other blogging...
by Art Petty | Dec 20, 2010 | Career, Leadership
The smile may be the single most powerful sales tool ever. I enjoy observing how the help in stores engage with their customers. What you see and hear speaks volumes about the leaders they work for. Want to know how people feel about their jobs and their bosses? It’s...
by Art Petty | Dec 16, 2010 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Project Management
My Guest Post at Lead Change: I confess to focusing a great deal recently on the future of leadership. This was evident in my guest post, “The Great and Perilous Leadership Journey Ahead,”at Tanveer Naseer’s site, and in today’s essay, “Leadership...
by Art Petty | Dec 13, 2010 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
It’s easy to start believing the praise you hear in the hallways about your leadership approach. Easy and dangerous. I’ve always been leery of the unfounded and saccharine-sweet praise that is bestowed upon leaders. While you may call me cynical, I prefer to think of...
by Art Petty | Dec 11, 2010 | Career, Decision-Making, Leadership, Leading Change, Strategy
I confess to having a proclivity for essay collections when it comes to reading about management. Essays move along quickly and they offer the reader the opportunity to capture quick sound bites over breakfast, on the train or in other ideal reading rooms. Also,...
by Art Petty | Dec 7, 2010 | Career, Decision-Making, Leadership, Marketing, Strategy
Note 1 from Art: this one is rated something or another for strong language and emotional intensity. Note 2: In the spirit of my post, “At Least 20 Things to Stop Doing as a Leader,” which has grown well north of 50 thanks to a deluge of reader comments, I’m back with...
