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...
by Art Petty | Apr 12, 2010 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Product Management, Project Management
While the phrase is most commonly referenced as attitude adjustment, I’ll go out on a limb and suggest that one of the abilities that leaders must develop to be effective is the ability to adjust their altitudes. Good leaders learn to scale institutional and...
by Art Petty | Apr 5, 2010 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
The paternal twins, Arrogance and Laziness are experts at biding their time and waiting for an opening to slip into your leadership party. Constant vigilance is the only way to keep these destructive gatecrashers from moving in and taking up residence as permanent...
by Art Petty | Mar 28, 2010 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Let’s face it, there’s much about the world of work for many that is monotonous or at least fairly routine. It’s easy in many roles to get lulled into the rhythms and routines of days, weeks and months. Wake-up, dress, get on the train, drink coffee, meet, talk,...
