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...
by Art Petty | May 7, 2012 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Performance counts. Efforts are nice, but ultimately, you are evaluated on the results of your team, not the amount of work you put into achieving your results. The pursuit of performance is something that is too easily lost in some of the kinder, gentler content that...
by Art Petty | Apr 9, 2012 | Leadership Caffeine
We tend to love our life and work routines. They are comfortable and comforting. In the workplace, “creating routines” almost seems to be the goal for some managers. It’s an attempt to bring order to our little corner of the organization. Managers do management things...
by Art Petty | Mar 26, 2012 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Just say “No” to the post-work invite from the team to join them for a beer. While you’ll feel torn because you enjoy social time as much as the next person, pay attention to that little voice in your mind trying to get your attention with, “You shouldn’t, you’re the...
