by Art Petty | Nov 27, 2022 | Art of Managing, Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Leadership Power-Ups, Leading Change, Self-Development
Feedback is Confusing to Get Right Of all the challenges managers at all levels face, delivering constructive (and even positive) feedback is near the top of the list. There’s good reason—it’s a confusing topic that even the experts who study human...
by Art Petty | Nov 16, 2022 | Art of Managing, Just One Thing, Leadership
I’ve long believed layoffs are a lagging indicator of poor leadership engaged in misguided management practices. The headlines at the time of this writing are filled with announcements of mass layoffs—mostly from Big Tech—backed with apologies from CEOs. From META CEO...
by Art Petty | Oct 20, 2022 | Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Self-Development
We work for decades, yet for most of us, there are a handful of moments in time that define the course of our careers. Unfortunately, these moments—opportunities or crises—don’t come with a caption suggesting, “Hey, pay attention and embrace this mess...
by Art Petty | Sep 29, 2022 | Art of Managing, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Management Innovation, The Leadership Opportunity, Think Differently
I’ve noted a recent shift in the tone of many individuals joining my manager development programs. Interestingly, they’re present for the skills development, but they’re uncertain whether they want the responsibility of working as a direct manager. I’m sensing a...
by Art Petty | Sep 23, 2022 | Art of Managing, Challenging Conversations, Self-Development
A Sandwich that Will Give Everyone Indigestion In every challenging conversations workshop I run, the topic of the feedback sandwich (aka the praise sandwich) jumps up, and we spend time sharing perspectives on the use/uselessness of this tactic. You know the...
