by Art Petty | Feb 23, 2018 | Challenging Conversations, Leadership
“You can’t always get what you want. But if you try sometimes well, you might find you get what you need.” Mick Jagger and Keith Richards While I doubt challenging workplace conversations served as inspiration for the Stones’ famous song, “You Can’t Always Get...
by Art Petty | Feb 18, 2018 | Just One Thing, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Power-Ups, Leading Change
A great deal of energy goes into reconstituting the same ten core ideas around effective leadership the way a frugal home cook reconstitutes leftovers. At last count, my budget-stretching mother could make at least five dishes out of leftover turkey. The names of the...
by Art Petty | Feb 11, 2018 | Challenging Conversations, First Time Manager Series, Leadership
The most expensive, costly conversations in any workplace are the ones never spoken. These are the conversations about the significant issues blocking progress or, the behavioral issues detracting from high performance. The words left unsaid are genuinely the seeds of...
by Art Petty | Feb 7, 2018 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Power-Ups
One of the bedrock principles of finding a great idea is first to generate a lot of ideas. This fun, fast-moving riff on great leadership was born from a client challenge in a live setting to generate as many ideas as possible in 45-minutes. Great fun, and we filled...
by Art Petty | Feb 4, 2018 | Challenging Conversations, Leadership
“When we are stressed, our brain downshifts.” Peter Senge As you climb the ladder in your career, you inevitably encounter situations where a colleague disagrees with your ideas or approaches. For high-stakes topics involving strategy and investments, you’re in...
