Career Archives - Management Excellence by Art Petty

How to Fight the Pressure to Make a Bad Decision

Yet again, we are faced with a firm that potentially allowed the pressure-to-produce force decisions that impacted not only lives but all of the organization's stakeholders. As a manager, you may not face life or death consequences, however, manage long enough and you will encounter situations that challenge your ethics and values. Here are six ideas to help you navigate a situation where the prevailing approach is one you believe detrimental to the firm.

By Art Petty|2019-10-31T09:40:14-06:00October 31st, 2019|Art of Managing, Career, Decision-Making, Leadership|0 Comments

Designing Constructive Feedback Discussions for Success

Delivering quality constructive feedback is elusive for many managers and much desired by individuals striving to strengthen performance. In this article, I share an overview of the four core processes around effective feedback development and delivery.

By Art Petty|2019-10-22T09:50:40-06:00October 22nd, 2019|Career, Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership|0 Comments

A Technique to Create More Great Days at Work

Instead of letting your days just happen, invest a few minutes before work to prepare your attitude and strive to succeed at every encounter. Here's how I do it:

By Art Petty|2019-09-30T07:35:48-06:00September 30th, 2019|Career, Just One Thing, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Power-Ups, Think Differently|0 Comments

Career Reinvention Journal—Is It Time for a New Story?

It happens to just about everyone during their careers. Those who say it doesn’t are fooling themselves. The “it” I’m referencing is a period of doubt about where they are and what they are doing in their careers. It's a period of self-questioning that can lead to change or just more of the same. If change is the answer, you have to rewrite the story you've been telling yourself about you.

By Art Petty|2019-09-26T09:53:58-06:00September 26th, 2019|Career, Career Reinvention, Just One Thing, Think Differently|0 Comments

How to Get Ahead Without Being Perceived as a Jerk (Most of the time)

The question, "Do I have to be a jerk to get ahead?" is spoken out of frustration. There's no doubt that in sharp-elbowed organizations, noisy, manipulative individuals can be the ones gaining the plum assignments and key promotions. If you want to get ahead, you don't have to mimic their behaviors, but you do have to choose a strategy to compete. Here are some ideas to help you get ahead without compromising your values:

By Art Petty|2019-09-24T10:58:55-06:00September 24th, 2019|Career, Decision-Making, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Think Differently|0 Comments

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

By Art Petty|2019-09-16T08:18:53-06:00September 16th, 2019|Career, Career Reinvention, Just One Thing, Leadership, Leading Change, Think Differently|0 Comments

Is a Career Makeover in Order? A Special Offer to Help Jumpstart Yours

Reinventing yourself in your career is hard work and best done with a guide. If you want to get started on your career makeover, here’s an exceptional limited time offer for a few individuals.

By Art Petty|2019-09-10T10:19:30-06:00September 10th, 2019|Career, Career Reinvention|0 Comments

Thinking Differently—It’s Time to Fire Up Your Firm’s Imagination

There are more than a few reasons your firm or industry won't make it through the next decade. While you won't derail or defuse the power of the many disruptive market forces swirling in our world, it's the lack of imagination for harnessing these forces that may ultimately relegate your firm to the business history books. Ironically, imagination may be the most controllable and most important of the tools you need to survive and even thrive in this world.

By Art Petty|2019-09-04T14:38:38-06:00September 4th, 2019|Art of Managing, Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Management Innovation, Think Differently|0 Comments

A Checklist and Process to Create Daily Success at Work

Here’s a simple checklist process I use (and recommend to my clients) to help ensure they avoid the all activity/no vector trap.

By Art Petty|2019-08-08T08:11:18-06:00August 8th, 2019|Career, Decision-Making, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Just One Thing, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine|2 Comments

Career Reinvention Journal—Why Some Succeed Where Others Fail

A good number of people I encounter, talk about doing something different in their careers. For those individuals who cultivate the courage to pursue career reinvention, there are stark differences in the thinking and behaviors between those who succeed and those who don't. Here are my observations based on several years working with dozens of aspiring career reinventors.

By Art Petty|2019-08-01T10:56:20-06:00August 1st, 2019|Career, Career Reinvention, Decision-Making|2 Comments

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