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 15, 2009 | Career, Leadership, Marketing
OK, this might seem like an odd one, but ask most people what they do and what do you get? “I’m an accountant,” or, “I work in marketing/customer service/support” etc. Attend a business-networking event and listen to the introductions. “We’re a leader in…” or, “We...
by Art Petty | Oct 11, 2009 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change
I love it during presentations and workshops when an audience member steps up and makes a point that helps tie everything together with a great example. I recently found myself as a guest speaker in a good-natured discussion with my audience about the challenges that...
by Art Petty | Oct 8, 2009 | Career, Leadership
Ah, the life of a leader runs on worry. You’ve moved beyond worrying about your own job to focusing on seizing more power during this opportunity called a recession. You’ve been shedding workers at a record pace to keep the bean-counters happy with your...
by Art Petty | Oct 6, 2009 | Career, Leadership
Note from Art: It’s always fun when a post strikes a chord and compels someone to comment or even put hands to keyboard and crank out a guest post. Last week’s “Leadership Lessons Learned In a Crane and Sitting on a 5 Gallon Pail” drew upon...
by Art Petty | Oct 4, 2009 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Everyone loves a winner. As a society, we like watching and reading about winners. We worship our sports heroes and we study and celebrate the great victories of history. Hundreds of millions of people around the globe watch the Super Bowl every year, but only 5 or...
