by Art Petty | Dec 21, 2016 | Career
If you happened to catch the 90th birthday celebration for singer Tony Bennett on network television, you enjoyed a rare musical treat filled with surprises. I expected Michael Bublé Lady Gaga and Andrea Bocelli to bring down the house, but who knew actor Kevin Spacey...
by Art Petty | Dec 12, 2016 | Leading Change
I grew up in a home where I was “Somebody, ” and my brother was “Anybody.” When Mom shouted, “Will Somebody please take out the garbage,” it was a statement not a question and I jumped to attention. If the question was, “Did Anybody feed the rabbit?” my brother was on...
by Art Petty | Dec 6, 2016 | Career, Leadership, Leading Change, Strategy
I love the idea of leveling up in our careers and organizations. This term, borrowed from the world of video-gaming describes the fundamental challenge for all of us and all of our firms in this era. Nonetheless, not everyone gets it. During a recent discussion with a...
by Art Petty | Nov 27, 2016 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Strategy
Until you’ve led a team or firm through a crisis, it’s difficult to know what to do much less how to do it. If you’re an employee of a firm facing a crisis, chances are you feel like a helpless occupant of a car watching from the backseat as it careens out of control....
by Art Petty | Nov 16, 2016 | Leadership, Project Management
In spite of the popularity of project management training and the growth in the number of certified professionals, most projects in organizations are led by functional or technical experts tapped to pull a team together and make the magic happen. The magic, in...
