by Art Petty | Aug 19, 2009 | Career, Leadership
Note from Art: Every year I write a “Back to School” piece to celebrate what I believe is one of the great milestones of the year. While your teenagers might beg to disagree, in reality, most are bored by summer vacation and ready to get back to friends, football...
by Art Petty | Aug 18, 2009 | Career, Leadership
(And then do the opposite!) Note from Art: I’m hoping (a bad strategy) that the popularization of the “B” word by director Quentin Tarantino and his forthcoming movie “Inglorious Basterds” (with an e?) has desensitized most of us to that harsh term and...
by Art Petty | Aug 17, 2009 | Decision-Making, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change
Imagine a corporate world where those being led had a strong vote on whether their leaders lived to lead or were shown the door. This happened recently at the newly combined Fiat-Chrysler, and the question that was asked of low and mid level staffers was: “What do you...
by Art Petty | Aug 14, 2009 | Leadership
Note from Art: It’s Friday again, and the weather looks great here in Chicago…high 80’s and blue skies. I’m breaking out the Friday Leadership Shorts to share some quick thoughts and let you get on with your day and weekend. I’ve got another son to help pack for...
by Art Petty | Aug 8, 2009 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
It’s time to take some chances on the people around you. Too many leaders constrain and contain, but the very best leaders provide opportunities for their team members to achieve things that these individuals might never have believed they were capable of achieving....
