by Art Petty | Mar 26, 2017 | Career, Career Reinvention, Strategy
This started out as an article on the importance of letting go to move forward. It ended up as an article suggesting the dreams that inspired us in our youth offer important clues to our true potential and purpose in life. It turns out, letting go and pursuing the...
by Art Petty | Oct 4, 2015 | Career, Career Reinvention
The Next Act series at Management Excellence is dedicated to helping experienced leaders revitalize and reinvent. — For most of the later career re-inventors I’ve worked with, the wake-up call wasn’t so much a single trigger event as it was a confluence of...
by Art Petty | Apr 12, 2013 | Career, Career Reinvention
Note from Art: Welcome to a new Friday Career Feature here at Management Excellence. You work hard in your job, but how much time do you spend working ON your career? When it comes to your career, the best defense is a good offense. The odds are fairly good that at...
by Art Petty | Jan 20, 2012 | Career, Career Reinvention
Whether you are a few years removed from college or a few years removed from that time when prior generations began thinking about retiring, chances are, you or someone you know is involved in defining or redefining their career. It’s a daunting task in a world where...
by Art Petty | Aug 5, 2010 | Career Reinvention, Leadership, Uncategorized
I trot this anecdote every once in awhile because to this day, it’s still the best example that I’ve observed of a senior manager that missed the memo on the need to engage with her team members. This individual was uncomfortable making decisions and...
by Art Petty | Jan 16, 2009 | Career, Career Reinvention
Not surprisingly in this economy, a great number of people are busy plotting their next career and life steps. Whether prompted by a layoff, a threat of a layoff or the recognition that conditions can all too easily result in a layoff; I’m listening to many people who...
