by Art Petty | May 17, 2013 | Career
It’s graduation season again in the U.S. and for most newly minted MBA graduates, it’s time for a reality check. Here are some hard-won words of wisdom on how to navigate the steps immediately following your graduation. All over the U.S., there’s a fresh...
by Art Petty | May 16, 2013 | Career, Challenging Conversations, Just One Thing
Almost all of us get this wrong in the professional environment at some time or another. Myself included. We find ourselves in a tense situation with someone or some group who is attempting to assert a direction or insert themselves into the area we perceive as our...
by Art Petty | Apr 14, 2013 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
There’s a class of professionals in the world one of my former bosses labeled as “70-Percenters.” They’re the people who are great at making noise, and even getting things started, but they don’t know how to close. They’re not finishers. Are you a Finisher or a...
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 | Apr 7, 2013 | Art of Managing, Career, Decision-Making
“Don’t tell me what you’re doing. Tell me what you’ve stopped doing.” Peter Drucker “No” is one of the most powerful and under-utilized terms in your management vocabulary. Here are ten situations where “No” might be the absolute right call. 10 Situations...
by Art Petty | Apr 2, 2013 | Career, Leadership
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