by Art Petty | Aug 4, 2012 | Career, Leadership
An extended weekend and then some productive business travel reduced the writing and posting time to a dull roar. Nonetheless, these two posts reflect my current reading…from Drucker to neuroscience. Your thoughts and ideas are always appreciated here! The...
by Art Petty | Aug 1, 2012 | Career, Just One Thing, Leadership
From Dr. Amit Sood, Chair, Mayo Mind Body Initiative in: Train Your Brain, Engage Your Heart, Transform Your Life: “Research suggests that the human mind has a propensity to pay greater attention to and process the bad compared to the good, a phenomenon often called...
by Art Petty | Jul 31, 2012 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Note from Art: this is a follow-on to my recent self-development themed post, “The Hard Work of Getting Better at What You Do.” Of the many important themes espoused by the late and arguably pre-eminent management thinker of the latter part of the twentieth century,...
by Art Petty | Jul 23, 2012 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Leadership Dragons are the outward behaviors driven by misguided underlying beliefs that keep many in leadership roles from truly meriting the label of leader. We feed and nurture these dragons through our own behaviors. They are our weaknesses manifesting themselves...
by Art Petty | Jul 17, 2012 | Leadership
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by Art Petty | Jul 12, 2012 | Career, Leadership
More than a few people I know (present company included) have created a problem for themselves by prematurely hitting the “send” button on an e-mail written out of anger or frustration. Once sent, the damage is done and these instantaneous communications have a long...