by Art Petty | Mar 21, 2011 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Tenacity is one of those common attributes of most successful people. It’s often one of the key missing ingredients of chronic underachievers. Truly tenacious people grab hold of an idea or a cause and refuse to let go until they’ve succeeded, or, until someone finds...
by Art Petty | Feb 12, 2009 | Decision-Making, Leadership
If it wasn’t so sad, it would be laughable. The question, “Why did we fire you?” expressed with surprise and genuine confusion was asked by a senior HR exec to a talented and fired sales rep at MegaFirm. This sales rep was the “last one standing” that...
by Art Petty | Feb 6, 2008 | Leadership
Regular readers will notice that I draw upon the Wall Street Journal to prompt ideas for many of my posts. You’ll also notice that I have a hard time keeping up with this great publication, and it took being housebound with almost a foot of new snow today...
