by Art Petty | Nov 1, 2023 | Art of Managing, Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Even managers are prone to “Student Syndrome.” It’s that time of year when managers everywhere groan under the weight of the performance evaluations they’ve barely started. Yes, there’s a similarity between college students and their...
by Art Petty | Oct 29, 2023 | Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series
No topic in my Manager Development Program generates more energy than performance feedback. Everyone knows feedback is essential. Almost everyone admits wanting help with strategies for the difficult (constructive) feedback discussions. Good People—Your People Want...
by Art Petty | Oct 23, 2023 | Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, The Leadership Opportunity
Is there a drama storm on your team? In my informal survey of coaching clients, workplace drama is all too prevalent and distracting. Managers are tired of officiating the he said/she said/they didn’t/I can’t work with… issues that creep up in daily...
by Art Petty | Oct 16, 2023 | Art of Managing, Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Self-Development
Feedback & Tough Performance Discussions Are Stressful—But They Don’t Have to Be I’ve trained thousands of professionals across every major sector on how to design and deliver feedback (and feed-forward) discussions that promote growth. I’ve...
by Art Petty | Oct 9, 2023 | Art of Managing, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Management Innovation, The Leadership Opportunity
Leadership development is broken—we need a new approach Strengthening leader identification and development is a priority for many organizations. While recent big layoff announcements and a cooling of the post-pandemic job market have quieted the “global talent...
