by Art Petty | Jan 15, 2009 | Career
The thermometer here in Chicago this morning indicates that it is -12 degrees outside. Fahrenheit. That’s cold. We get a deep freeze like this every winter, and it gives the local newscasters something to blather about for the few days that the world here looks...
by Art Petty | Jan 12, 2009 | Career, Leadership
Every academic quarter for the past few years, a good colleague has invited me to be a guest speaker in her senior-level college management class and talk about leadership. I’m on the schedule tonight and I love this experience. It’s great to have to stand in...
by Art Petty | Jan 9, 2009 | Career
You’ve likely heard this quote: “In a survey about what people fear the most, speaking in public edged out dying.” While I question the existence of this now legendary survey, it is at least not far from the truth for many individuals. Whether you enjoy speaking in...
by Art Petty | Jan 3, 2009 | Career, Marketing
Two quick-reads to help wash down a cup of something hot: Lencioni Offers Help For Managing Your Boss Author and business consultant, Patrick Lencioni offers some practical guidance for a vexing problem in How to Manage Your Boss in the Management column at the Wall...
by Art Petty | Dec 31, 2008 | Career, Decision-Making
While I stand behind my post on Personal Quality Programs as the best way to make improvements in your life, I am a goal-oriented person and resolutions are like a challenge just daring me to achieve. I confess that I cannot move through the New Year holiday without...
by Art Petty | Dec 19, 2008 | Career
It’s a snowy Friday, December 19 here in the Chicago-area and I’m late with my post. The schools are closed, our high-school senior is thrilled that he is getting a one-day jump on the Christmas vacation, and our college sophomore is home for the next month. ...
