by Art Petty | Dec 9, 2018 | Challenging Conversations, Management Innovation, Strategy
Strategy conversations by their nature are difficult. After all, inherent in solving the strategy problem for every organization is the need for honest, frank assessment of the situation. In my experience, honest and frank are often critical missing ingredients in...
by Art Petty | Dec 3, 2018 | Challenging Conversations, First Time Manager Series, Leadership
The short answer payoff to the issue of how to tell someone it’s over is with clarity and empathy. The long answer is that getting to this point, particularly with someone who displays a positive attitude and desire to improve—but lacks the ability for the...
by Art Petty | Dec 2, 2018 | Art of Managing, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Among the many quotes and tributes broadcast about the late president, George H.W. Bush over the weekend of his passing was one that jumped out at me as particularly powerful for all of us. Speaking of what a person serving as president must bring to the office, he...
by Art Petty | Nov 30, 2018 | Challenging Conversations, Leadership
I’m oddly inspired by the challenge of navigating the blockers at work—the types that are impediments to change and progress. Every workplace has one or more, and if they don’t work for you or if they are at a peer or senior level, you are left to figure out how to...
by Art Petty | Nov 25, 2018 | Challenging Conversations, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change
I’m convinced that left to our own designs most individuals in the workplace are happy to wile away their days comfortable in the assumption that their performance ranges from good to excellent, and likely not in need of much if any guidance on improving. We’re wired...
