by Art Petty | May 14, 2009 | Leadership, Strategy
Note from Art: this post is not for the faint of heart or for those that fail to enjoy the lessons of human history and warfare. I often look through the lens of history for lessons in leadership and strategy that can be applied in business. While the lessons are...
by Art Petty | May 12, 2009 | Career, Leadership, Leading Change
One of my favorite outcomes of blogging has been the opportunity to meet and learn from some really sharp people that share a passion for many of the same topics that I write about: leadership excellence, high performance and personal and professional development. ...
by Art Petty | May 11, 2009 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
A friend on Twitter offered up this quote as an old Turkish proverb, apropos for the weekly Leadership Caffeine article: “Coffee should be black as hell, strong as death and sweet as love.” If that doesn’t stimulate some senses, nothing will! This week’s focus is on...
by Art Petty | May 6, 2009 | Career, Leadership
For those of you that have followed this blog, heard me speak or have been a participant in one of my MBA classes or workshops, you know that I’ve opted for the dissenting opinion on this youngest generation in the workforce. I am consistently wowed by the mix...
by Art Petty | May 5, 2009 | Career, Leadership
At the beginning of my leadership workshops, one of the ice-breaking activities is to have the participants think about and jot down the characteristics and behaviors of great and lousy leaders that they’ve experienced in their careers. It’s always fun...
by Art Petty | May 4, 2009 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
I’m taking my morning coffee to go for the first few days this week as I catch a commuter train into downtown Chicago to run a leadership workshop at The Data Warehouse Institute’s World Conference. The audience at this week’s conference is predominantly technical as...
