by Art Petty | Sep 26, 2017 | Career
If you or anyone close to you has ever experienced a panic attack, you know it’s a horrible experience. One friend described it to me as a feeling of overwhelming helplessness followed by a host of unpleasant physical symptoms. The career panic attack is similar and...
by Art Petty | Sep 25, 2017 | High Performance Management Teams, Leadership, Project Management, Strategy
Most strategy efforts, like most diets, fail. Or, at least they fail to create the predicted value. While there are plenty of opportunities to come to flawed conclusions about the world and to substitute half-measures or noble goals for real strategy, even if the...
by Art Petty | Sep 19, 2017 | First Time Manager Series, Leadership
One of the common reactions to the content I present in my online workshops “Succeeding as a First-Time Manager,” is, “This is hard work.” I agree. Kind of. In a recent article, “Leadership is Common Sense in Action,” I make the case that we over complicate it a great...
by Art Petty | Sep 19, 2017 | First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Uncategorized
Last call for my latest edition of my online professional development series, Succeeding as a First-Time Manager. I love delivering this series of content rich, action-focused webinars. It’s filled with hard-won, real world ideas designed to help you gain a...
by Art Petty | Sep 17, 2017 | Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
“A really effective leader can get results and build the capability of individuals and build effective teams so that results are achieved beyond the moment. But they have to get results or they don’t stay leaders.” -Jim Fisher, The Thoughtful Leader Emphasis on that...