by Art Petty | Sep 30, 2012 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Contrary to how many people view and respond to change in the workplace, it’s been my experience that periods of organizational adjustment typically represent big fat beach balls of opportunity for those willing to pitch in and help. There’s a good deal of writing and...
by Art Petty | Jul 26, 2012 | Leadership Caffeine Podcast
One of the many pleasures of this podcast project is the opportunity it affords to connect with remarkable people. While Susan Butler’s excellent book, Become the CEO of You, Inc., offers great insight, wisdom and career guidance for all of us (with an emphasis...
by Art Petty | Mar 28, 2011 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Product Management, Project Management
Want to know where to find your best and brightest emerging leaders? Here’s a hint, you’ll have to use your peripheral vision to see them, because they are moving sideways at a high rate of speed. The Rise of the Informal Leader: While it’s unlikely that hierarchical...
by Art Petty | Sep 13, 2010 | Career
Power and influence are topics in the workplace that everyone recognizes but that few talk about. I suspect that after reading Jeffrey Pfeffer’s newest book, Power (available 9/14), this will change. Pfeffer does a great job drawing the topic out, making it...
by Art Petty | Aug 17, 2010 | Career, Leadership
“Easy” is not a term that should be on your mind, except when it comes to improving the experience for your customers. Outside of making life easier for your customers, there are few circumstances where “easy” shows up or where you are...
