by Art Petty | Nov 25, 2012 | Challenging Conversations, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Too many group discussions in the workplace are journeys to nowhere in particular. Prompted by an issue or opportunity confronting the team, these discussion often proceed in pinball like fashion with participants bouncing from topic-to-topic exchanging opinions,...
by Art Petty | Nov 9, 2012 | Challenging Conversations, Just One Thing, Leadership
I have long been convinced that the most destructive conversations in the workplace are the ones left unsaid. It’s the feedback that’s never given and the coaching that never occurs that keeps individuals and organizations from improving, learning and growing. In...
by Art Petty | May 23, 2011 | Challenging Conversations, Decision-Making, Project Management
Getting to a good decision on big issues is challenging. Getting through the discussions leading up to a decision however, often resembles something on the difficulty of slogging through the Amazonian jungles in search of a mythical lost city made of gold. If you...
by Art Petty | Sep 21, 2010 | Career, Challenging Conversations, Leadership, Project Management
Over the past several years beginning with my work for my first book, Practical Lessons in Leadership, with my co-author, Rich Petro, I’ve made a professional hobby out of exploring the fascinating and very real fear that so many people have for delivering...
by Art Petty | Aug 4, 2010 | Career, Challenging Conversations, Leadership, Marketing, Product Management, Strategy
When it comes to challenging conversations, prior planning indeed prevents poor performance. From feedback discussions to executive presentations to negotiations, the moment in time when you open your mouth should never be the first time you’ve thought about...
by Art Petty | Jun 3, 2010 | Challenging Conversations, Uncategorized
3 Tips for Curing Watchmaker Syndrome Just about everyone knows someone that never got the memo on how to get to the point in conversations. I warmly reference these people in my mind as Watchmakers. Instead of giving you the time of day when you ask for it, they...
