by Art Petty | Sep 19, 2010 | Decision-Making, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Take a few minutes to think about the best leaders that you’ve ever worked for. What terms best describe them? Chances are the word “consistent” didn’t show up in the top five. Perhaps it should. Consistency may just be the very unsexy and uninspiring element to your...
by Art Petty | Sep 12, 2010 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Marketing
You’re good, but do you have it in you to be great? I work with a lot of good professionals. These are smart people, all technically adept at their jobs and committed to working hard for their organizations. Only a few of these good individuals push themselves to...
by Art Petty | Sep 9, 2010 | Leadership, Project Management, Strategy
I’ve written on the topic of Strategy Fueled Leadership several times, and fresh off of a great podcast interview with Gary Harpst, author of Six Disciplines Execution Revolution (stay tuned for my posting) and my recent interview with Jocelyn Davis for Strategic...
by Art Petty | Sep 7, 2010 | Career, Leadership
As a life-long cyclist, I marvel at marathon runners. Anyone that can propel themselves for 26-plus miles without the aid of pedals, wheels and a chain is simply amazing in my book. The only thing more challenging than training to compete as a distance runner might...
by Art Petty | Sep 6, 2010 | Leadership, Leading Change
It’s nearly first and ten for the 2010 NFL season, and Dan McCarthy, the venerable proprietor of the Great Leadership blog is doing his part to get the party started with his September Leadership Development Carnival. Dan does a great job organizing and...
by Art Petty | Sep 3, 2010 | Career, Leadership
Woe to the person that fails to properly manage his or her boss. And don’t confuse the concept of managing the boss with anything that resembles shameless sucking-up or its close cousin, brown-nosing. While some bosses are more challenging than others, you are...
