by Art Petty | Jan 29, 2018 | Career, Career Reinvention
For most of us, purpose and cause in our careers take a backseat to obligations and responsibilities. We lose our personal-professional identities in pursuit of paychecks and the trappings of success. Over time, we begin to define ourselves as our jobs and titles, and...
by Art Petty | Jan 11, 2018 | Career, Career Reinvention
At some point, almost everyone thinks about doing something radically different in their careers. The operative phrase is: “thinks about.” Very few of us find the strength and time to escape the gravitational pull of jobs and vocations. Career change for...
by Art Petty | Jan 10, 2018 | Art of Managing, Career
Anyone who has ever worked for a dictator-manager has a few scars to show for the experience. And no, I’m not talking about that class of abusers and harassers gaining their just dues in the global media these days. If you work for one of those characters, take action...
by Art Petty | Jan 2, 2018 | Career, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
I prefer to thin-slice professional development down to single and simple controllable actions in the moment. Instead of worrying about the entire portfolio of issues and behaviors holding you back, focus on one at a time and work on perfecting or strengthening it....
by Art Petty | Dec 21, 2017 | Career, Career Reinvention
Every year I read Peter Drucker’s classic article, “Managing Oneself” as part of my personal-professional navigation process. His “simply powerful” questions help me reorient on my true north and rethink my priorities. If you are a subscriber to HBR’s online library,...
by Art Petty | Dec 12, 2017 | Career, Challenging Conversations, Leadership
“You’ll go as far as you are able to communicate.” Those were the words one of the firm’s vice-presidents shared with me during my first job out of college. I don’t think I appreciated how incredibly powerful his guidance was until a bit later in my career. His...
