by Art Petty | Jun 26, 2020 | Career, Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership
Nightmares in Workplace Communications Can I have a few do-overs, please? Most of us have a few communication moments in our careers that we would like to either do-over or erase from our brains’ memories. Here are a few of mine: All of my early career...
by Art Petty | May 26, 2020 | Art of Managing, Career, Challenging Conversations, Emerging Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Product Management, Project Management, Strategy, The Leadership Opportunity
The Great Leadership Advice was All About Communication Interestingly, the most important advice I ever received from a mentor about leading and succeeding was all about strengthening my communication skills. “Art, you’ll go as far as you can communicate....
by Art Petty | Oct 24, 2019 | Challenging Conversations, First Time Manager Series, Leadership Caffeine, Leadership Power-Ups
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...
by Art Petty | Sep 10, 2019 | Art of Managing, Challenging Conversations, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change
When Good Feedback Intentions Backfire I received a note from someone who was bothered by a recent group meeting with his manager. The manager had used the forum to deliver some feedback critical of performance. The way it was delivered left people scratching their...
by Art Petty | Jun 30, 2019 | Challenging Conversations, First Time Manager Series, Leadership
We’ve all heard that feedback is supposed to be good for us. After all, receiving feedback—especially the tough kind—is how we learn to get better. Ken Blanchard teaches us that “Feedback is the breakfast of champions.” And Marshall Goldsmith helps...
