by Art Petty | Mar 3, 2008 | Leadership
The best leaders understand that one of their principal responsibilities is to shape the working environment that determines how their team members communicate, collaborate, innovate and problem-solve. Don’t confuse my phrase: working environment with the...
by Art Petty | Feb 27, 2008 | Leadership
I had the good fortune awhile ago to interview a remarkably successful and happily retired CEO about his career in growing and running a number of teams and businesses. This gentleman, a dedicated engineer, reflected modestly on his successes and candidly about...
by Art Petty | Feb 26, 2008 | Leadership
This is my "back to work, I’m not ready for anything too serious, but I have a message for you," post. I just returned from a trip to a warm locale (at least it was warmer than Chicago!), and had a great opportunity to mix a few great days of business...
by Art Petty | Feb 19, 2008 | Leadership
"The only way that you will succeed on my team is if you are married to the job!" "The reason that I am not in any family vacation pictures is because I’m on the phone. If I’m in the picture, I have a blackberry stuck to my ear."...
by Art Petty | Feb 15, 2008 | Leadership
I had the great pleasure of serving as a guest lecturer on Leadership yesterday to a class of college seniors (business majors), and I was struck by the remarkably mature perspective and intuitive feel that they have for the subject. After my opening comments on...
by Art Petty | Feb 10, 2008 | Leadership
Somewhere during my second decade out of college (Hey, I’m slow but I figure it out eventually!), I recall having the epiphany that most people in leadership roles acted like they had no conception of what their job as a leader was. In fact, it dawned me...
