by Art Petty | Jan 9, 2013 | Leadership
The Essays on Leadership Series focuses on relating issues “In the News” to the choices we face in developing and engaging as leaders. For most of us, reading “Dish Network, the Meanest Company in America,” (via Bloomberg BusinessWeek) focusing on the...
by Art Petty | Jan 8, 2013 | Career, Leadership
Thanks to Dan McCarthy of Great Leadership by Dan fame, there’s a tremendous collection of favorite leadership blogger posts from last year at this month’s “Best of 2012 Leadership Development Carnival.” I submitted my own “Leading in the...
by Art Petty | Jan 6, 2013 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
I love this quote in the January-February, 2013 issue of Harvard Business Review from a reader responding to an article on leadership that appeared several months earlier: “Leadership is not something that is gained because of birth or tenure but rather...
by Art Petty | Jan 1, 2013 | Career, Leadership
Professional development like physical fitness and weight loss is oft discussed, frequently initiated and rarely completed. Make this year different. Here are 7 ideas that like push-ups, build core strength, can be practiced anywhere, and are absolutely free: 1....
by Art Petty | Dec 31, 2012 | Career, Leadership
This post is excerpted from my collection: Leadership Caffeine-Ideas to Energize Your Professional Development. There’s a definite difference between focusing on not failing versus striving for success. When we focus on not failing, fear rents most of the space...
by Art Petty | Dec 28, 2012 | Leadership
This post is excerpted from my collection: Leadership Caffeine-Ideas to Energize Your Professional Development. As we head into the new year, it’s important to recognize that for the most effective leaders, every day is New Year’s Day. I’m as guilty as the next...
