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Introducing The Experts Channel Video Interviews from Art Petty

Introducing The Experts Channel Video Interviews from Art Petty

Sep 10, 2023

I’m over-the-top excited to share my new Experts Channel (via YouTube), focusing on sharing the insights, research, and wisdom of the individuals studying and achieving individual, team, and organizational high performance! My goal in this series is to bring people to our community who can help us all think, think differently, and challenge us to strive for success in our careers and for our organizations. Our first three interview guests do all of that and more!

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It’s Time to Get Rid of S.M.A.R.T. Goals. Here’s Why & How

It’s Time to Get Rid of S.M.A.R.T. Goals. Here’s Why & How

Jun 25, 2023

Goals are critically important in our personal and professional growth. They push us to learn, grow, and strive. We change our lives by aspiring for big goals. We motivate ourselves and our team members with properly developed, challenging goals. And we change the vector and fate of organizations through the proper use of goals. The operative phrase is “the proper use of goals.”

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It Takes Leadership Courage to Kick Conventional Wisdom to the Curb

It Takes Leadership Courage to Kick Conventional Wisdom to the Curb

Mar 20, 2023

Resilience, according to one dictionary definition, is the capacity to absorb a shock or a punch and return quickly to original form.

Life and business are filled with shocks and punches. We’ve lived this story for the past few years. And the shocks and punches keep coming, just in different forms and from unexpected places. It takes resilience and leadership courage to absorb the hits and come out stronger.

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January Development Opportunities for New(er) and Experienced Managers

January Development Opportunities for New(er) and Experienced Managers

Jan 3, 2023

Something I always did as a corporate executive was to make sure as many of my team members as possible were set up for professional development early in the new year. I love helping my team members launch into the new year with their brains boiling with ideas, fresh approaches, and energy for the challenges ahead! Now that I’m the one doing the training and coaching, I’m excited to offer the same opportunity to you and your team members.

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A Simple, Powerful Fix for Feedback Problems on Your Team

A Simple, Powerful Fix for Feedback Problems on Your Team

Nov 27, 2022

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 psychology and neuroscience disagree on, despite mountains of research. Here are four ideas to help strengthen your feedback culture and effectiveness.

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