Success comes from five key points, Maurice Petty told young engineers Thursday – planning, leadership, attitude, risks and belief.
“I”ve always had a plan,” Petty said. “But that plan will change when the next opportunity comes.”
Alex Brizee | Argonaut
Keynote speaker Maurice Petty, Hewlett Packard director of the New Services, Global Business Unit, speaks at the Dynamic Engineers Lecture Series in the Bruce Pitman Center Thursday.
Petty, the director of New Services, Global Business Unit at Hewlett Packard, was the speaker at the ninth annual Dynamic Engineers Lecture Series, hosted by the University of Idaho chapter of the National Society for Black Engineers. He graduated from Indiana University with a Bachelor of Music Education.
Petty said his path was always music, but by the time he graduated, he had decided to become the world”s greatest accountant.
“Understanding who you are and really accepting yourself what you do well and what you don”t do well I really think is a path to success for all of us,” Petty said.
Petty described leadership as something that can bring people together to make things happen while helping others achieve their goals. He said attitude is important, and has the power to influence both work and life.
He said he starts every day by going for a run, and always tries to have a positive outlook on the day, even if his schedule is full of things he doesn”t want to do.
Petty also said he believes courage can give you the ability to go do things, even if you”re afraid to do so, whether it”s changing jobs or trying something new.
He emphasized success does not happen automatically, and it”s something that must be learned and developed.
“My personal belief is that we have everything we need within us to be successful,” Petty said.
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