by Art Petty | Aug 5, 2009 | Career, Leadership
Note from Art: My recent post, “Things I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me When I Became a Leader,” seemed to strike a familiar chord for many. I’m thrilled that it struck a chord for someone that I’ve invited to guest post for quite awhile and...
by Art Petty | Aug 3, 2009 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change
Author, Steven Pressfield does a masterful job in The War of Art, defining and then describing how to combat Resistance, a powerful and vexing force of human nature that we might most often label as procrastination. This book should be mandatory once a year reading...
by Art Petty | Aug 2, 2009 | Career, Decision-Making, Leadership, Leading Change
It is always fun to be part of the Leadership Development Carnivals, because it gives me a chance to hang out with some very accomplished leadership bloggers and thought leaders. I learn something of value from these great professionals every time, and I never mind...
by Art Petty | Jul 26, 2009 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Note from Art: this one’s with a little help from my friends. I’ve been working a great deal with first-time leaders recently (my favorite groups!) and I posted a tweet to the extremely talented group of great people that I follow on Twitter asking what they wish...
by Art Petty | Jul 23, 2009 | Decision-Making, Leadership, Leading Change, Strategy
The old adage of “you get what you measure” is an old adage for a reason. It’s generally true. There was the sales manager who implored his team members to focus on finding new customers. The compensation plans were based on a single revenue number, and naturally the...
