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...
by Art Petty | Nov 14, 2018 | Challenging Conversations, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine Podcast, Leading Change, The Leadership Opportunity
Timely, Relevant, Book Filled with Great Guidance I sat down recently to chat with Jennifer K. Crittenden, a former public company executive and author of some excellent and timely books for our world, including: The Discreet Guide: A Guide for Executive Women (How to...
by Art Petty | Nov 2, 2018 | Art of Managing, Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
A Day in the Life of a Manager: Every manager I know is involved in a daily sprint to keep things moving and to try and figure out how to make things run better, faster, and cheaper. Most have team members on loan to project teams. And then there are the change...
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...
