by Art Petty | Oct 22, 2013 | Career, Challenging Conversations, Leadership
Welcome to part 4 of our New Leader Tuesday series on strengthening your feedback skills. Part 1 tackled the issues of fear and anxiety that keeps so many new leaders from engaging in or conducting effective feedback discussions. Part 2 emphasized the importance of...
by Art Petty | Oct 16, 2013 | Career
While guidance on developing as a leader is plentiful…perhaps in over abundance, there’s relatively little in the daily flow of business and management writing devoted to developing as an effective employee. For just a few minutes, let’s turn the world of leadership...
by Art Petty | Oct 9, 2013 | Career, Just One Thing, Leadership
I was struck by the simplicity and power of an observation from one of the (early career) participants in a recent leadership program of mine. After studying different styles and approaches and examples of leaders, he indicated that he was walking away from the...
by Art Petty | Sep 30, 2013 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
From time to time, the hard work of being responsible for the work of others grows tiring. While much of the literature paints a picture that makes leadership sound like a calling (and for some it is), for many in roles of responsibility for teams and groups, the...
by Art Petty | Sep 13, 2013 | Career
If your objective is to annoy your boss and ensure that you earn your way on to his or her Short List (OK, the name of the list starts with sh and ends with t, but this is a family blog), try these on for size: 1. Engage in the world’s most popular sport, “Boss...
by Art Petty | Jul 28, 2013 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Part of growing up as a leader involves letting the people you’ve supported and coached, sometimes from day one of their careers, move on to new opportunities inside and outside the organization. While it’s always tough to lose a talented team member, this is in large...
