by Art Petty | Oct 4, 2009 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Everyone loves a winner. As a society, we like watching and reading about winners. We worship our sports heroes and we study and celebrate the great victories of history. Hundreds of millions of people around the globe watch the Super Bowl every year, but only 5 or...
by Art Petty | Oct 4, 2009 | Career, Leadership, Leading Change
Becky Robinson, the articulate and highly engaging author of one of my favorite blogs, Leader Talk, has posted the October edition of the always exciting and thought-provoking Leadership Development Carnival. She appropriately names this one the Endurance Edition, in...
by Art Petty | Oct 1, 2009 | Career, Leadership
Note from Art: my week of alternative blog fare continues with this very autobiographical reflection on the formation of my later life leadership viewpoints! What about your early work life has shaped your style today? As a college student way back in the 80’s, I had...
by Art Petty | Sep 30, 2009 | Decision-Making, Leadership, Leading Change, Marketing, Product Management, Strategy
Note from Art: Leadership is about driving the right results in the right way. We often focus on the interpersonal dynamics of leadership and the characteristics and behaviors of effective leaders. And while those issues are critically important to a firm’s...
by Art Petty | Sep 28, 2009 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Note from Art: this is clearly tongue in cheek, with just a bit of a biting message! If only there were a pill to cure Tired Leader Syndrome! If the drug companies can do it, so can I. Pack together an entire host of symptoms, name a syndrome and produce the cure. ...
by Art Petty | Sep 23, 2009 | Career, Leadership
Note from Art: Today’s post is from Jeff Hornstein, a Speaking Coach and someone passionate about helping individuals and teams develop their critical presentation skills. I invited Jeff to share his thoughts and ideas on “Executive Presence” and he...