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Leadership Caffeine™-Be the Example

I recently found myself as a guest speaker in a good-natured discussion with my audience about the challenges that mid-level managers face in trying to facilitate positive culture change while working in a toxic or at least a less than ideal work environment. I opt for the affirmative in this debate, and often find myself arguing the minority opinion. I absolutely have strong convictions about the ability of one individual or a small group of individuals to catalyze positive environmental change in the most challenging of environments.

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:43:09-05:00October 11th, 2009|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|6 Comments

Leadership Caffeine™-Character Forged in Defeat

Winning is great. It’s often the culmination of years of hard work, a relentless focus on condition and outstanding execution. What high school or college football coach hasn’t hung a poster in the locker or training room with Vince Lombardi’s inspirational quote: “I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious” It’s easy to lose track of the reality that most victories are forged in the emotional blast furnace of prior losses.

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:43:12-05:00October 4th, 2009|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|3 Comments

Leadership Caffeine™-The Cure for Tired Leader Syndrome (TLS)

If you experience one or more of these symptoms and especially the last one, you might be suffering from Tired Leader Syndrome or TLS. Don’t worry, you’re not alone. This debilitating condition affects a high percentage of leaders that have been in the same role for too long. Left untreated, TLS is often fatal to your career as well as the careers of those in constant contact with you.

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:43:18-05:00September 28th, 2009|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|16 Comments

Leadership Caffeine™-The Times Choose the Leaders. Is it your time?

If you’ve been around the block for a few decades as a leader, your current To-Do list doesn’t feel as good as the one you had for most of the 90’s and the middle of this decade. However, the benefit of your experience is that you know that we’ll find our way through this fog of uncertainty and fear and doubt. It doesn’t matter that you don’t know the absolute path.

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:43:21-05:00September 20th, 2009|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|10 Comments

Leadership Caffeine™-Does Your Do Match Your Tell?

Fresh on the heels of my remarkably fun and productive collaboration with Mary Jo Asmus of Intentional Leadership on “The Words of a Leader,” I feel duty bound to remind you that while words are indeed powerful tools for creation or destruction, it’s your actions that will seal your fate as a leader. Or rather, how well your actions and your words match.

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:43:24-05:00September 13th, 2009|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|16 Comments

Leadership Caffeine™-Respectfully Speaking, Your Respect for Others Will Serve You Well

The formula is simple and the outcome is predictable. Treat people with respect and they will generally return the courtesy many times over. The word “respect” just might work as the lone word in the world’s shortest chapter in the world’s shortest and most effective book on leadership. Master the term, practice it liberally and you’ve uncovered one of the simple secrets to leading effectively.

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:43:26-05:00September 8th, 2009|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|25 Comments

Leadership Caffeine™: Is Your Self-Confidence In Danger of Burning Out of Control?

Self-confidence is rocket fuel for leaders. Used carefully and ignited under the proper conditions, it propels you and those around you to remarkable heights. However, beware the narrow tolerance ranges of your own self-confidence.

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:43:32-05:00August 30th, 2009|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|10 Comments

Leadership Caffeine™: Take Your Best Practices Viral with Leadership Development Blocking and Tackling

When it comes to leadership development, sweeping corporate mandates and expensive training initiatives are rarely as effective as consistent blocking and tackling. Here are some action-focused ideas to help catalyze a leadership development revolution in your firm.

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:43:37-05:00August 23rd, 2009|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|17 Comments

Management Excellence News, Updates & Coming Attractions

Note from Art: While I’m remarkably sensitive to not creating an infomercial out of my blog, I am involved in a number of exciting activities that I’ve shared with some of you personally. Here’s a bit broader update and a call for speakers and interview subjects.

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:43:38-05:00August 21st, 2009|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|0 Comments

Leadership Caffeine™: Respect and the Leader-Would Your Team Save Your Leadership Hide?

Imagine a corporate world where those being led had a strong vote on whether their leaders lived to lead or were shown the door. This happened recently at the newly combined Fiat-Chrysler, and the question that was asked of low and mid level staffers was: “What do you think of your boss?”

By Art Petty|2024-08-08T13:43:42-05:00August 17th, 2009|1,770 Legacy Leadership Caffeine and Management Articles|6 Comments