by Art Petty | Nov 22, 2009 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Note from Art: I’m getting a jump-start on my Thanksgiving post in the hope that you have the opportunity during this holiday-shortened work week to reach out and say “Thanks” to those that you have the privilege of leading and serving. The Leader’s...
by Art Petty | Nov 15, 2009 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Note from Art: this is a reminder to senior leaders to encourage and provide informal leadership opportunities to team members, and a wake-up call for those hoping to one day be the afore-mentioned senior leaders. The time to start leading is now, long before anyone...
by Art Petty | Nov 9, 2009 | Decision-Making, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Project Management
“In life, one bad decision often leads to other bad decisions.” These are the words of Andre Agassi, the former professional tennis player describing on 60 Minutes a cascading series of bad decisions that almost ruined his life. While Andre’s story had a generally...
by Art Petty | Nov 2, 2009 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change
Confidence is a powerful force in the workplace for individuals and for teams. It’s that extra-added something that allows us to look at the world through eyes that see opportunities to pursue, challenges that exist to be met and new heights within easy reach....
by Art Petty | Oct 26, 2009 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Warning, this post has been rated “I” for Intense by the Leadership Bloggers Association due to graphic intensity, strong and slightly colorful language and frequent cajoling to get it in gear and get moving. It’s also been rated “M” for excessive Comingling of...
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...
