Are You in Trouble if the Boss Offers a Coach?

In some organizations, "being assigned a coach" has a negative connotation. That's too bad. If you are on the receiving end of an offer from your boss to take on a coach, strive to understand the rationale and then embrace the opportunity for the learning and growth experience it offers you.

Why Drucker’s “Managing Oneself” is Incredibly Relevant to Managing Your Career

Every year I read Peter Drucker's classic article, "Managing Oneself," as part of my personal-professional career navigation process. His powerful questions and frank commentary on what we need to do in our careers helps me reorient and reset on my priorities and activities. I've added five questions of my own that are relevant in our emerging world.

Leadership Caffeine™—Navigating Overload, Ambiguity and Conflict

Harvard Business School Professor, Linda Hill’s, description of context faced by everyone in a leadership role in this era: “overload, ambiguity and conflict” is spot on. It is a much more articulate labeling of what I describe as, “the leadership blender.” And it reflects the state of existence of a large percentage of leaders as they strive to do more with less, faster, and with more impact. You could not ask for three more challenging contextual sets of circumstances. Here are some thoughts in developing your "inner game of leading" to help you survive and thrive in this era of change:

By |2016-10-22T17:11:06-05:00November 1st, 2015|Leadership, Leadership Caffeine|4 Comments

Level-Up™#4—Six Lessons to Help Grow Your Power at Work

(Note: this post originally appeared at the Management Excellence blog copyright 2015 Art Petty) Ask and answer a simple question: “How did the three most powerful people in your firm (without a “C” in their titles) arrive at their current positions?” The answer to this question contains some key lessons for you in your own quest to enhance your career and gain more control of your work. Here are six lessons...

By |2016-10-22T17:11:10-05:00April 29th, 2015|Career|0 Comments

Level-Up #3—Cultivating Grace or Fire Under Pressure

There will be bad days, tough situations or pivotal debates on key issues with colleagues that will trip your trigger and stimulate your fight (as in argue) or flight reflex. For some of us who never met a good knock-down argument we didn’t love, the situation will tempt our fight or fight-harder reflexes. And for those who tend to operate on the quiet side of the equation, sometimes you just need to be heard. Learning to match just the right level of emotion or passion to each situation is important in gaining support for your initiatives and gaining much needed credibility with team members and your firm’s senior leaders. Here are 7 ideas to help your cause:

By |2016-10-22T17:11:12-05:00November 19th, 2014|Career|1 Comment
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