by Art Petty | Feb 15, 2021 | Art of Managing, Career, Influence, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Self-Development
Spend time observing successful individuals in your organization who are visibly succeeding—taking on more responsibilities and gaining access to critical projects, and you will notice three significant themes: 1. Successful individuals learn to make themselves...
by Art Petty | Oct 18, 2020 | Art of Managing, Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Self-Development
Leading in challenging circumstances is akin to riding with people you care about on a broken down rollercoaster with everyone blindfolded and lacking safety harnesses. The ups are slow to emerge, and you always know there’s a big drop coming sometime—you just don’t...
by Art Petty | Feb 7, 2020 | Career, Decision-Making, Emerging Leaders, Just One Thing, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Self-Development
Just the phrase “office politics” is enough to induce anxiety or a feeling of anger. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve heard people mutter, “I don’t want to play those games.” Most people go out of their way to avoid being labeled as “political” because it...
by Art Petty | Jul 22, 2019 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
I’m biased a bit on this career acceleration issue because I hang out with people highly motivated to move fast and advance upward in their working lives. They seek me out for coaching and mentoring, and they work hard at bringing ideas to life inside their...
