by Art Petty | Aug 28, 2009 | Career, Leadership
I talk with a great number of leaders at various levels and stages of their careers about their own experiences in “becoming a leader,” and I’m constantly fascinated by their start-up stories. Fascinated, that is, the way many drive past a car wreck. Shocked and...
by Art Petty | Aug 25, 2009 | Leadership, Leading Change, Strategy
My own personal observation is that the Baldrige National Quality Program is one of the most misunderstood, unknown and poorly marketed great programs for organizations seeking a framework for business performance improvement. Cash for Clunkers, it ain’t! We would all...
by Art Petty | Aug 23, 2009 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change
One of the interesting observations of writing regularly about developing and reinforcing great leadership habits is that the readership tends to be the group that already gets it. Trust me, the lousy leaders that haunt our corporate hallways are not spending much...
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...
