by Art Petty | Nov 9, 2018 | Career, Career Reinvention
Job Got You Down? Feeling a bit bored and restless in your job? Wondering what else is out there that might challenge you? Does one more day working for your boss feel like an eternity? Fantasizing about turning in your resignation letter and walking out to the cheers...
by Art Petty | Oct 30, 2018 | Career, Challenging Conversations, Leadership
We have all become unwitting participants in a massive unregulated social experiment. For a little over a decade, we have forced ourselves to evolve from beings who communicate face-to-face, to beings who spend a significant portion of our work and personal lives...
by Art Petty | Oct 17, 2018 | Career, Career Reinvention
Reframing has been on my mind recently. It’s a powerful tool for stimulating ideas and changing your thinking and approaches in all aspects of your life. In the fabulous resource, Designing Your Life—How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life, Bill Burnett and Dave Evans...
by Art Petty | Oct 11, 2018 | Art of Managing, Career, Just One Thing, Leadership
We all have a tipping point where the volume of work in front of us moves from formidable to seemingly impossible. Formidable can be motivating. However, once the scales tip toward the seemingly impossible side for any significant duration, motivation and attitude fly...
by Art Petty | Sep 27, 2018 | Career, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership
Imagine what would happen if you decided to build a structure—say a new home—without considering the need for a foundation. With a bit of good luck and favorable weather, you might finish your construction and stand back happily admiring your creation. However, this...
by Art Petty | Sep 23, 2018 | Career, First Time Manager Series, Leadership
Awkward is the best term I can think of to describe the initial few weeks and months for a first-time manager. Disorienting is a close second with exciting and productive bringing up the rear in this race. The goal is to turn this order around, and end the...
