by Art Petty | Feb 15, 2011 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change
Stepping into the role of new (to the team) leader for an existing team is a daunting task. It’s also a time rich in opportunity for everyone involved, if the new leader executes a proper start-up strategy and avoids the most common start-up pitfalls. The 4 Stages of...
by Art Petty | Feb 7, 2011 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
In a typical day fast moving day, there are dozens of small opportunities for leaders to make or strengthen connections with team members and peers. Effective leaders strive to leverage these fleeting moments as golden opportunities to show respect, strengthen...
by Art Petty | Jan 31, 2011 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
One definition of self-esteem reflects, “confidence in one’s own worth or abilities.” Another source, psychologist and author, Dr. Nathaniel Branden, offers: “Self-esteem is the experience of being competent to cope with the basic challenges of life and being worthy...
by Art Petty | Jan 17, 2011 | Career, Leadership Caffeine
For most of us, the answer to the question, “Are you pushing yourself hard enough?” is “No.” If we’re honest with ourselves, there are parts of our lives, including our careers, our relationships and our own personal development, where we are...
by Art Petty | Jan 10, 2011 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
If as Woody Allen indicated, “80-percent of success is just showing up,” the gross majority of the rest of success must be attributable to adopting the right attitude. I’ll leave a little wiggle room in there for the propensity to act and our good friend, luck. Our...
