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 | Apr 30, 2012 | Career
Some people take pride in being deaf and blind to organizational politics. A good friend and now out-of-work colleague confesses that he didn’t see his termination coming. He offered: “I didn’t want to play the games.” He now knows that is approach was...
by Art Petty | Feb 28, 2011 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
How much influence do you have as a leader in your organization? Are you master of your own domain, running a tight ship in your functional area and controlling the flow of people and ideas in and out of your four walls? Or, are you a leader whose reach and reputation...
by Art Petty | Jan 28, 2011 | Career, Leadership
Note from Art: every Friday, I share three thought-provoking management posts for the week. Fair warning: I take a broad view of management, so my selections will range from leadership to innovation to finance and personal development and beyond. This week’s...
by Art Petty | Aug 13, 2010 | Career, Leadership
Jeffrey Pfeffer’s article, Power Play, in the July-August Harvard Business Review (fee) is interesting and relevant for everyone working inside organizations as well as for those individuals actively engaged in the development of leadership literature and course-work....
