by Art Petty | Jun 7, 2010 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
“How can I help?” These four simple words are powerful leadership tools when framed into a question and applied with genuine intent. The leader that is comfortable asking this question is comfortable in his or her leadership skin. It takes self-confidence, a dose of...
by Art Petty | Jun 4, 2010 | Decision-Making, Leadership
I don’t care that my calendar marks a day later in June as the official start of Summer. Memorial Day has passed, the temperature and humidity in Chicago are rising and tennis with my sons is a regular evening activity. Oh, and the list of outside chores is now long...
by Art Petty | Jun 4, 2010 | Uncategorized
1. Motivated, conscientious team members and employees thrive on well-delivered constructive and positive feedback. 2. Too many managers or supervisors fear delivering constructive feedback. The fear is irrational. It tends to be focused on concerns over reactions...
by Art Petty | Jun 3, 2010 | Challenging Conversations, Uncategorized
3 Tips for Curing Watchmaker Syndrome Just about everyone knows someone that never got the memo on how to get to the point in conversations. I warmly reference these people in my mind as Watchmakers. Instead of giving you the time of day when you ask for it, they...
by Art Petty | Jun 2, 2010 | Leadership
For a whole bunch of reasons, I really enjoyed the latest column by Dan and Chip Heath at Fast Company, entitled, “Watch the Game Film.” Professional sports teams and great athletes have long understood the power of watching game film to learn about themselves...
