by Art Petty | Dec 6, 2020 | Art of Managing, Career, Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Self-Development
Here’s what happens when my long-standing fear of the “conversations never spoken” in the workplace collides with a fresh viewing of Charles Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol. With my sincere apologies to Charles Dickens. –Art — After...
by Art Petty | Nov 11, 2020 | Art of Managing, Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Leadership Power-Ups, Self-Development
Part 1 in this series focused on Why We Don’t Like the Idea of Giving or Receiving Feedback Part 2 offered Seven Actions to Help You Succeed with Feedback In Part 3 of this series, the emphasis is on managing the discussions successfully with empathy and...
by Art Petty | Nov 5, 2020 | Challenging Conversations, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Self-Development
In part one of this series on succeeding with feedback, I shared the reasons and research on why we struggle with the idea and act of delivering or receiving feedback. And while it seems we’re wired not to like anything that challenges our sense of self,...
by Art Petty | Nov 3, 2020 | Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Self-Development
Do We Really Love Feedback? We all know we’re supposed to love feedback. Mostly, we’re trying to convince ourselves this is true when we offer, “I appreciate feedback—especially the constructive kind. It helps me grow.” Good words, but...
by Art Petty | Sep 3, 2020 | Career, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Strategy, Think Differently
Two professional development opportunities 1. Free webinar: Think Differently in a World Where All the Rules Have Changed Next Wednesday, September 9 at 11 AM Central, I’m live along with Anita Lauper Wood to share ideas and approaches to help you level up in your...
by Art Petty | Aug 24, 2020 | Career, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series
Note from Art: this is a guest article from my colleague, Laura K. Bantz, co-creator of our First Time Managers Academy. Laura is a learning and development professional and a coach in several of our programs at Art Petty Group. A version of her article appeared...
