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It’s Your Career—Strengthening Your Perceptual Acuity

From Art Petty, writing at the Management Excellence blog: The ability to see around corners or, see over the horizon, are two phrases that relate directly to the idea of perceptual acuity. While we’re barred by physical faculties from literally achieving those feats of optical gymnastics, as professionals, we are accountable for attempting to translate the external noise from our customers, our competitors, the new developments in technology and the many other forces propelling our world and our industries and then making decisions to either exploit opportunities or mitigate risks. Those who do this successfully…great strategists, product managers, management teams, entrepreneurs and innovators of all kinds, strive to see patterns and opportunities where the rest of us might see randomness. Here are 5 ideas to help you strengthen your professional acuity:

By Art Petty|2016-10-22T17:11:10-05:00April 1st, 2015|Career, Product Management|0 Comments

The Importance of Exercising Your Core-4 Professional Muscle Groups

Our core body muscles groups…those muscles in your pelvis, lower back and abdomen all work in harmony to provide stability and to help propel us through our daily lives. A strong core is critical to long-term fitness health and stability, while a weak core leaves us susceptible to muscle injuries, lower back pain and other muscle-related maladies. Much like our physical core, there’s a set of professional core muscles that require on-going exercise and development for optimum health. These include...

By Art Petty|2016-10-22T17:11:10-05:00March 24th, 2015|Career|0 Comments

For a Change, Try Embracing Change at Work

We all know that we live in an era of constant change. And more often than not, the thought of change at work is enough to send us scurrying for cover. However, hiding or simply allowing fear of the unknown to seize your emotions is the wrong approach in a situation that stands to be both a rich learning experience and an opportunity for you to showcase your value to your managers and your firm.

By Art Petty|2016-10-22T17:11:11-05:00January 30th, 2015|Leading Change|0 Comments

The Importance of Owning Your Own Career

Too many of us wait for someone else to create the circumstances that allow us to be happy in our work. Expecting someone else to lift us up from our current situation is a fool’s errand blended with a real life frustration dream. No matter how much we sulk or complain about our lot, the only person responsible for changing the situation is the one staring back at us in the mirror.

By Art Petty|2016-10-22T17:11:11-05:00January 23rd, 2015|Career|0 Comments

It’s Your Career—The Power of Displaying Passion for Your Work

There’s something infectious and likeable about someone who displays obvious passion for their work, particularly when the enthusiasm is anchored in fixing, improving or innovating around something meaningful to others and to the firm. For professionals climbing the rungs of the organizational ladder or navigating boundary crossing in highly siloed organizations, visible enthusiasm for your work will serve you well during your journey. Here are 5 ideas to help you showcase your genuine enthusiasm and strengthen your professional presence:

By Art Petty|2016-10-22T17:11:12-05:00November 9th, 2014|Career|3 Comments

It’s Your Career—When the Words, “Enjoy the Journey” Suddenly Make Sense

Almost all of us have heard some variation of Remember to Enjoy the Journey at some point in our lives. Whether it was our parents or grandparents offering hard won advice to our younger selves or, an experienced manager sharing perspective on a tumultuous period at work, these words likely bounced around and then exited our brains at the time, with little thought to their truth and significance. Here are 5 ideas to help you keep the days and challenges of your career in perspective:

By Art Petty|2016-10-22T17:11:13-05:00August 29th, 2014|Career|0 Comments

It’s Your Career—Resolve to Conquer Your Fear of Speaking

A frighteningly few number of people genuinely relish the idea of getting up in front of an audience at work and talking.That’s too bad, because there are few skills that will take you further and help you more in your career than developing your speaking skills.

By Art Petty|2016-10-22T17:11:13-05:00August 22nd, 2014|Career|3 Comments

It’s Your Career—Is It Time for You to Go?

Far too many professionals linger in stagnant roles or struggling firms long beyond the optimal expiration date of their involvement. Instead of seeking out new challenges that support learning and skills expansion, otherwise competent, motivated individuals tend to linger in bad situations hoping for circumstances to shift more to their liking. More often than not, they are disappointed.

By Art Petty|2016-10-22T17:11:14-05:00July 8th, 2014|Career|5 Comments

Congratulations on the MBA! Now What? Some Key Do’s and Don’ts

All over the U.S., there’s a fresh new crop of MBA candidates preparing to say goodbye to their classmates as they wrap up what will be for many, the final phase of their academic careers. A key question on their minds is, "What's next?" Here are 10 key Do's and Don'ts for the newly minted MBA:

By Art Petty|2016-10-22T17:11:14-05:00May 21st, 2014|Career|0 Comments

It’s Your Career: Learn to Embrace Ambiguity as Opportunity

I’ve long believed that one of the core capabilities of successful senior leaders and individual contributors is their ability to cope with and leverage ambiguity as a tool to create. While many of us stop or even freeze when faced with unfamiliar situations, others recognize the opportunity to leverage uncertainty as a means to showcase our problem-solving and informal leadership capabilities while solving a vexing workplace challenge. Here are 5 key do's and don'ts when faced with an ambiguous situation in the workplace:

By Art Petty|2016-10-22T17:11:15-05:00March 28th, 2014|Career, Leadership|0 Comments

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