by Art Petty | Sep 1, 2026 | Ideas for Leadership Success, Lead, Leadership, Leading Change, Manage, Self-Development, Strengthening as a Communicator, Think Differently, Thrive
I’ve had a lifelong love of receiving publications that make me think. I love authors and ideas that spur the imagination, challenge convention, and raise possibilities. As a teen, I made the regular trip to the mailbox hoping to find the latest science fiction pulp...
by Art Petty | Apr 9, 2026 | Career, Communicate, Influence, Lead, Thrive
The Core Four Growth Accelerators Some skills are more equal than others in large organizations when it comes to your career growth and success. Whether you define ‘growth’ as increasing responsibility for people, a function, and budget, or having an...
by Art Petty | Oct 18, 2021 | Art of Managing, Career, Career Re-mix, Leadership, Management Innovation, The Leadership Opportunity, Think Differently
Stupefaction: that feeling of distress you have when you realize you’re responsible for good people leaving your firm. — Here’s a Fun-Fact from my Career Reinvent Boot Camp programs: 50% of participants would prefer to reinvent their careers (change...
by Art Petty | Sep 24, 2021 | Art of Managing, Career, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Management Innovation, Self-Development, Think Differently
In Search of Professional Development Programs with Impact Long before I ever considered creating and delivering professional development experiences, I was an avid consumer of training for my teams and myself. I regularly exceeded my budgets for training, and...
by Art Petty | Aug 27, 2017 | Art of Managing, Leadership
Give me a choice between working for a hard-driving, perfection demanding so-and-so and someone who is inordinately preoccupied with my feelings; I will take the former every time. It will be stressful, occasionally unpleasant, and the unyielding expectation of high...