by Art Petty | May 10, 2010 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
One of the most common tripping points of both early-career and experienced leaders is assuming that people are looking at issues and drawing similar conclusions. A leader explains the issues, offers a rationale for her suggested actions, heads nod, a few questions...
by Art Petty | May 3, 2010 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Fresh from a weekend of rediscovering the lawn and gardening muscles that clearly took the winter off, I found myself happy that I was able to quickly access freshly sharpened, well-oiled tools. As any good tradesman or craftsman (or weekend gardener) will tell you,...
by Art Petty | Apr 26, 2010 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Consider these frequently overheard refrains from two different leaders: Leader 1: “That’s great! Congratulations! How do we do more of that?” Leader 2: “That’s broken and we need to fix it right away.” We have all met both of these characters. One sees opportunity...
by Art Petty | Apr 19, 2010 | Career, Leadership Caffeine
What do peers and managers perceive is unique about you in the workplace? What do you do so well, so uniquely that makes people stop and take notice? What’s your personal positioning strategy that meaningfully differentiates you from others in the minds of your...
by Art Petty | Apr 18, 2010 | Career, Leadership Caffeine
Note from Art: want to light a fire under yourself…make a big goal public. My long list of life-goals includes a few that are underlined and even circled to connote priority. Write one book per year is one of those that is double-underlined, circled and highlighted...
