by Art Petty | Dec 2, 2015 | Career
The Next Act series is dedicated to helping later-career professionals explore and succeed beyond the corporate walls and their historic career boundaries. — I’ve done this twice—moved beyond the relative comfort of corporate walls and defined benefits and...
by Art Petty | Nov 30, 2015 | Career
Note from Art: There’s a lot of new and a fair amount of “new and improved” coming soon at the Management Excellence blog. I value your readership and look forward to supporting your professional development and career growth in some new and exciting...
by Art Petty | Nov 20, 2015 | Career, Just One Thing
A good number of individuals I know are battling professional adversity in one of its many forms. In these particular cases, circumstances converged to push them to embark upon personal quests. One is responding to an unanticipated career interruption to pursue what...
by Art Petty | Nov 10, 2015 | Career
Much of the writing about leadership leaves out two of the most critical topics: power and politics. That’s a problem, because the political environment defines the playing field and those with the power dominate the organization’s agenda. Ignoring these facts of...
by Art Petty | Nov 6, 2015 | Career, Just One Thing
There’s a must-read article at Fortune from the November 1, 2015 issue, entitled: “Every Aspect of Your Business is About to Change,” by Geoff Colvin (author of the excellent new book: Humans are Underrated.) The article reads a bit like some fantastic...
by Art Petty | Oct 29, 2015 | Career
The Next Act series at Management Excellence is dedicated to helping experienced leaders and professionals revitalize and reinvent. — In the dozens of discussions I’ve held with 50-somethings on this Next Act career topic, I can literally count on one hand the...
