by Art Petty | Sep 18, 2008 | Leadership
It takes a strong reserve of self-confidence to be an effective leader. It’s also remarkably easy to get comfortable crossing the fine but dangerous line between self-confidence and arrogance. The best leaders are conscious of that boundary and walk along...
by Art Petty | Sep 15, 2008 | Leadership
The greatest spectator sport available the past few weekends has been the systematic dismantling and reassembly (of sorts) of many of America’s financial icons and of America's capital markets. In case the return of college and pro football the last few...
by Art Petty | Sep 7, 2008 | Leadership, Leading Change
Dan McCarthy is back this month with the 3rd edition of his Leadership Development Carnival at his Top 25-rated blog: Great Leadership. Dan brings together in one place some of the best leadership and talent blogging content from around the globe. Oh, and he was...
by Art Petty | Aug 21, 2008 | Decision-Making, Leadership
I hear frequently from leaders that wish their employees would disagree with them more often when discussing complex issues. “I’ve told everyone over and over again that they should be comfortable disagreeing with me, but other than some polite alternatives, no...
by Art Petty | Aug 18, 2008 | Leadership
Students of the late W. Edwards Deming, the quality guru and management consultant will quickly recognize the phrase, “Drive Out Fear” as number 8 of his 14 points for achieving quality excellence. Dr. Deming penned his points during a period in the...
