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 | Sep 23, 2022 | Art of Managing, Challenging Conversations, Self-Development
A Sandwich that Will Give Everyone Indigestion In every challenging conversations workshop I run, the topic of the feedback sandwich (aka the praise sandwich) jumps up, and we spend time sharing perspectives on the use/uselessness of this tactic. You know the...
by Art Petty | Aug 23, 2022 | Art of Managing, Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Self-Development
A series of articles with fewer than 500 words to help you strengthen your communication effectiveness! You’re Not Archeologists—Look Forward in Challenging Feedback Conversations One of the tripping points of so many challenging workplace conversations—especially...
by Art Petty | Aug 18, 2022 | Art of Managing, Challenging Conversations, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Self-Development
Note from Art: more than half of my time on emerging and senior leader coaching calls is invested in the topic of challenging conversations. I’m kicking off this weekly Sound Bytes series (of less than 500 words) to share tips and approaches to help you create value...
by Art Petty | Feb 27, 2022 | Art of Managing, Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Self-Development, Strategy
The Missing Conversations are the Most Expensive Be very afraid of the conversations on the tough topics of performance, improvement, and innovation that aren’t taking place on your team or in your organization. The Missing Conversations are the stuff of a leader’s...