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 | Oct 23, 2020 | Career, Self-Development, Think Differently
Losing out on a promotion is painful. Learning you didn’t get the nod for the more prominent role for many triggers an immediate cascade of negative thoughts. At a minimum, learning the news a peer was promoted ahead of you is disappointing. At the extreme, you...
by Art Petty | Oct 18, 2020 | Art of Managing, Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Self-Development
Leading in challenging circumstances is akin to riding with people you care about on a broken down rollercoaster with everyone blindfolded and lacking safety harnesses. The ups are slow to emerge, and you always know there’s a big drop coming sometime—you just don’t...
by Art Petty | Oct 16, 2020 | Career, Influence, Just One Thing, Self-Development
Don’t let the title of this article mislead you; I love mentors. I’ve been on the receiving end of several great individuals’ wisdom and support during my career. However, it’s the sponsors in my different organizations that advocated for me...
by Art Petty | Sep 20, 2020 | Art of Managing, Career, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Power-Ups, Self-Development
I’m on record in my programs and various writings suggesting a “clean power” approach to cultivating influence in the workplace. There are ample opportunities to engage in the political environment in your organization without compromising your...
by Art Petty | Aug 17, 2020 | Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Power-Ups, Self-Development
Every day, you have countless opportunities to exhibit behaviors that leave people and situations a little bit better off than you found them. Here’s a list of just a few of those behaviors that will help you improve the health of your working environment. Note:...