by Art Petty | Oct 30, 2018 | Career, Challenging Conversations, Leadership
We have all become unwitting participants in a massive unregulated social experiment. For a little over a decade, we have forced ourselves to evolve from beings who communicate face-to-face, to beings who spend a significant portion of our work and personal lives...
by Art Petty | Oct 28, 2018 | Challenging Conversations
I don’t have any magic words to cure you of your dislike of feedback—both giving and receiving it. No one relishes the moment when the boss stops by and says, “Let’s meet at 1:00 p.m., I’ve got some feedback for you.” And who really wakes up excited to have that...
by Art Petty | Oct 22, 2018 | Art of Managing, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change
Congratulations, this Mess is Yours to Fix! At some point in your management career, you’re likely to be placed in a situation where your charter is to fix what’s not working. Whether it’s poor sales, decreasing customer satisfaction or declining performance...
by Art Petty | Oct 17, 2018 | Career, Career Re-mix
Reframing has been on my mind recently. It’s a powerful tool for stimulating ideas and changing your thinking and approaches in all aspects of your life. In the fabulous resource, Designing Your Life—How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life, Bill Burnett and Dave Evans...
by Art Petty | Oct 15, 2018 | Decision-Making, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Strategy
“This isn’t a problem, it’s an opportunity” is a cliché with oomph. It’s a simple, oft-referenced statement masking a powerful tool called reframing. The essence of reframing is to encourage us to look at situations from different perspectives in search of unique and...
