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Leadership Caffeine™—Extraordinary or Mundane? Your Choice

Leadership Caffeine™—Extraordinary or Mundane? Your Choice

by Art Petty | Apr 17, 2017 | High Performance Management Teams, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine

I’ve worked for, with, and around extraordinary and mundane leaders. Most are mundane. There are worse things to be than mundane. Mundane leaders are boring, but not immediately toxic. Characteristics of Mundane Leaders: They fail to recognize the power they have to...
Leadership Caffeine™—Successful In Spite of Yourself

Leadership Caffeine™—Successful In Spite of Yourself

by Art Petty | Apr 17, 2016 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine

In relative terms, you have been successful. You have the title, the salary and the perks that say, “success,” but how much of a performance penalty have your leadership tics and bad habits imposed on your teams, your firm and on your career?  Some context: most...

Just One Thing—Push Beyond “M” for Mediocrity

by Art Petty | May 8, 2015 | Career, Just One Thing

The “Just One Thing” Series at Management Excellence is intended to provoke ideas and actions around topics relevant to our success and professional growth. Use them in good health and great performance! — Why do we fail with our initiatives...

Leadership Caffeine™—Your Critical Personal Performance Questions

by Art Petty | Dec 14, 2014 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine

The Leadership Caffeine series is over 200 installments strong and is dedicated to every aspiring or experienced leader and manager seeking ideas, insights or just a jolt of energy to keep pushing forward. Thanks for being along for the journey! — An early...

Leadership Caffeine™—Your Job is to Clear the Path

by Art Petty | May 27, 2014 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine

The Leadership Caffeine series is over 200 installments strong and is dedicated to every aspiring or experienced leader and manager seeking ideas, insights or just a jolt of energy to keep pushing forward. Thanks for being along for the journey! — A promising...
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