by Art Petty | Oct 26, 2016 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
The late great jazz trumpet player, composer, arranger and bandleader, Maynard Ferguson, was once asked about why he devoted so much time to teaching young music students. His answer (I paraphrase) echoes in my mind to this day: “If you can teach, why...
by Art Petty | Sep 26, 2011 | Uncategorized
It’s amazing what you hear if you exert a little self-control, clamp your jaw shut and focus on trying to understand what your employees and team members are trying to tell you. You learn about what’s working, what’s not, where you need to step up and offer help,...
