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Leadership Caffeine™—It’s Time to Deliberately Strengthen Your Internal Network

Leadership Caffeine™—It’s Time to Deliberately Strengthen Your Internal Network

What are you doing weekly to develop, renew, and repair key workplace relationships deliberately? If you don’t have a solid answer for this question plus calendar time dedicated to the work, it needs to be elevated to your priority list. It’s time to make strengthening your workplace network a top priority. In this article, I share why and how, along with a few finer points for consideration. 

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Feeling Powerless at Work? Five Ideas to Help You Regain Control

Feeling Powerless at Work? Five Ideas to Help You Regain Control

In my professional travels, I encounter a large number of individuals who express extreme frustration with their working lives. Many of them admit this state of unsettledness creeps into their personal lives, sowing stress and strain along the way. While some situations are generally rotten, in many instances, it is possible to counteract a sense of powerlessness by reframing your situation and acting differently. Here are five ideas to help you regain control:

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Still Time to Join the Experienced Manager Program

Still Time to Join the Experienced Manager Program

There’s no other program quite like this for experienced managers striving to level-up, with the mix of topics, guest experts, coaching, e-learning, and development support. Our Winter 2020 Cohort kicks off Wednesday, January 15, 2020, however, there’s still time to join.

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8 Tips to Help You Succeed in High-Stress Management Meetings

8 Tips to Help You Succeed in High-Stress Management Meetings

As you rise through the ranks and gain responsibility in your career, you will increasingly find yourself in high-stakes communication situations with management teams or boards. Regardless of your great results, you’re likely to encounter one or more antagonists interested in devaluing you and your perspective. Here are 8-tips to help you prepare for and win in those difficult communication situations:

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Level-Up as a Manager in 2020—New Live-Online Program

Level-Up as a Manager in 2020—New Live-Online Program

A one-of-a-kind professional development experience for managers seeking to strengthen personal and group performance starting in January 2020. Join leadership expert, Art Petty, for The Experienced Manager program where we blend live-online plus coaching plus e-learning to support your personal-professional development and growth.

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Free Webinar: 4 Conversations to Help You Develop New Managers

Free Webinar: 4 Conversations to Help You Develop New Managers

On Wednesday, October 30, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. central, I am hosting a new webinar entitled: 4 Critical Conversations for New Manager Success. My goal in this free event is to share a framework of four sets of conversations and supporting activities promoting managers can use to strengthen their selection and early-stage development of new managers on their teams.

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Designing Constructive Feedback Discussions for Success

Designing Constructive Feedback Discussions for Success

Delivering quality constructive feedback is elusive for many managers and much desired by individuals striving to strengthen performance. In this article, I share an overview of the four core processes around effective feedback development and delivery.

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