by Art Petty | Jan 17, 2018 | Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership
On the heels of my recent article, It’s Time to Learn to Love Challenging Conversations, I’m excited to offer a free webinar, “The Six Conversations You Must Master at Work to Succeed.” Webinar: 5 Big Things and 6 Bigger Conversations: The...
by Art Petty | Dec 12, 2017 | Career, Challenging Conversations, Leadership
“You’ll go as far as you are able to communicate.” Those were the words one of the firm’s vice-presidents shared with me during my first job out of college. I don’t think I appreciated how incredibly powerful his guidance was until a bit later in my career. His...
by Art Petty | Jul 15, 2009 | Decision-Making, Strategy
In an excellent post by Greg Strouse entitled “The Pleaser’s Dilemma,” Greg laments his own tendency to work too hard for the other guy when negotiating business agreements. He describes a conversation on this topic with an acquaintance as follows: “From a business...
by Art Petty | Apr 16, 2008 | Leadership
Consider the last team meeting that you attended or led: -Was the agenda well organized? -Did problems and polite (or not so polite) bickering dominate the airtime? -Did people show up with an agenda of their own? -Were the same topics that were...
