by Art Petty | Aug 6, 2012 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Note from Art: I’m taking some time to focus on a new project this week. This post is excerpted from my book, Leadership Caffeine-Ideas to Energize Your Professional Development (kindle or paperback). How we deal with positive praise is a sign of our leadership...
by Art Petty | Jul 23, 2012 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Leadership Dragons are the outward behaviors driven by misguided underlying beliefs that keep many in leadership roles from truly meriting the label of leader. We feed and nurture these dragons through our own behaviors. They are our weaknesses manifesting themselves...
by Art Petty | Jun 25, 2012 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change
It’s often politically unpopular and seemingly risky to hire for a key role outside of the boundaries of your firm’s industry. It also might be just the right thing to infuse your team or organization with fresh perspectives and new ideas. I’m an unabashed fan of...
by Art Petty | Jun 18, 2012 | Leadership Caffeine
Many of the most accomplished professionals and leaders I’ve encountered point not to mentors as sources of guidance and inspiration, but rather to a particular workplace peer-level partnership as having been critical to their success. The Right Peer Level Partnership...
by Art Petty | Jun 11, 2012 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
While there’s no substitute for live-fire action in learning to develop as a leader, well-honed skills of observation can provide useful perspectives on the actions and reactions of people to various leadership styles and approaches. Pull up a good chair, clear your...
