by Art Petty | Mar 17, 2019 | Challenging Conversations
It’s not-surprisingly easy to engage with coworkers and project team member when things are going great. People are in good moods. Disagreements are readily laughed off and agreeable solutions easily discovered. Yes, it’s easy to be a communication superstar during...
by Art Petty | Mar 13, 2019 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Power-Ups
Good leaders care about creating great outcomes. Great leaders care about how they affect people. Long after everyone forgets the big deals and the numbers, they’ll remember how they were affected by you. Make sure your impact ripples positively through time....
by Art Petty | Mar 11, 2019 | Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
You know these characters! They’re present in every workplace. And while the names are different, the behaviors are the same. Resister Ray There’s Resister Ray. Ray never met an issue or person he agreed with or a change to process or approach that he...
by Art Petty | Mar 10, 2019 | Challenging Conversations, Decision-Making, Leadership
How many conversations at work have you participated in or observed that went nowhere? Chances are, you can think of more than a few. These are the conversations where everyone talks, no one listens, and the involved parties dig in their heels on their positions....
by Art Petty | Mar 1, 2019 | Art of Managing, Challenging Conversations, High Performance Management Teams, Leadership, Leading Change, Strategy
There’s a loud ring of truth to the old saw: “Culture eats strategy for lunch.” However, sometimes, the culture needs to evolve, or everyone is at risk of ending up hungry at lunchtime. I’ve observed, participated in, and led strategic change that both required and...
