by Art Petty | Apr 26, 2010 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Consider these frequently overheard refrains from two different leaders: Leader 1: “That’s great! Congratulations! How do we do more of that?” Leader 2: “That’s broken and we need to fix it right away.” We have all met both of these characters. One sees opportunity...
by Art Petty | Apr 23, 2010 | Career, Leadership
A few weeks ago, I published a post on “Jumpstart Your Marketing Reading to Restart Your Brain.” The post was ostensibly in response to my frustration over what I view as out-of-of-tune and out-of-touch textbooks that are used in college marketing courses. Ditto on...
by Art Petty | Apr 19, 2010 | Career, Leadership Caffeine
What do peers and managers perceive is unique about you in the workplace? What do you do so well, so uniquely that makes people stop and take notice? What’s your personal positioning strategy that meaningfully differentiates you from others in the minds of your...
by Art Petty | Apr 18, 2010 | Career, Leadership Caffeine
Note from Art: want to light a fire under yourself…make a big goal public. My long list of life-goals includes a few that are underlined and even circled to connote priority. Write one book per year is one of those that is double-underlined, circled and highlighted...
by Art Petty | Apr 16, 2010 | Career, Project Management
Note from Art: this is a public service post for anyone in a classroom anywhere that is on the hook for a group project. MBA students and undergraduates, please pay particular attention. If you know someone that might benefit from the guidance, please pass this...
by Art Petty | Apr 14, 2010 | Career, Decision-Making
Really Bad Career Advice: A friend embarking on a next-step job search initiated a conversation with the recruiter she had used for hiring purposes for several years. While most of the conversation was spent listening to how horrible his business was, he finally...
