by Art Petty | Aug 15, 2023 | Art of Managing, Career, Challenging Conversations, Decision-Making, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
One of the frequent themes in my executive and emerging leader coaching and evaluation sessions and programs is confusion over how to create and sustain an effective coaching dialog with team members. This topic ranges from constructive feedback to career discussions...
by Art Petty | Jul 31, 2023 | Art of Managing, Challenging Conversations, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Don’t let them fly without a license! In the world of unnatural career acts, shifting from contributor to manager is at the top of the difficulty list. Imagine moving from your current day job as a contributor to one where you are now flying a passenger jet with...
by Art Petty | May 8, 2023 | Art of Managing, Challenging Conversations, Decision-Making, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Management Innovation, Self-Development
Solving Managerial Challenges Together—Friday’s Leadership Caffeine Jam Session Join me and a cast of your peers from across industries and organizations on Friday, 5/12, at noon central when we come together for an hour to identify and develop solutions for...
by Art Petty | Apr 20, 2023 | Art of Managing, Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, High Performance Management Teams, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Strategy
Do These Describe Your Environment? In my programs, consulting work, and coaching, I regularly encounter these situations: Managers struggling with an employee’s performance, yet they’ve provided little to no feedback, or their feedback was watered down to...
by Art Petty | Mar 16, 2023 | Art of Managing, Career, Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Self-Development
We Grow Smarter Together If you’ve followed my work for any length, you know how excited I am about the insights generated via discussions in my various workshop programs. Every individual comes to a program with a unique perspective and experiences, and together, we...
by Art Petty | Nov 27, 2022 | Art of Managing, Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Leadership Power-Ups, Leading Change, Self-Development
Feedback is Confusing to Get Right Of all the challenges managers at all levels face, delivering constructive (and even positive) feedback is near the top of the list. There’s good reason—it’s a confusing topic that even the experts who study human...