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...
by Art Petty | Jul 18, 2019 | Career, Decision-Making, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change
I’ve long believed learning to lead in the gray-zone inside organizations is a great approach for creating value, standing out, and getting ahead in your career. Of course, it comes with some risks. In this article, I offer ideas to help you grow your influence and...
by Art Petty | Jul 10, 2018 | Challenging Conversations, Leadership
Everything Important Happens Via Challenging Conversations: I’ll go out on a limb and suggest that everything important in your career and your firm is an outcome of one or more challenging conversations. From job interviews to leading change, proposing new...
by Art Petty | Jan 28, 2018 | High Performance Management Teams, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
I tripped across a simple diagram depicting a continuous loop of learn, adapt, and influence, in a book on negotiation by Michael Wheeler of Harvard Business School. While his emphasis was on describing the continually shifting environment in any negotiation, this...
