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 | Mar 12, 2021 | Art of Managing, Challenging Conversations, First Time Manager Series, Leadership Caffeine, Self-Development, The Leadership Opportunity
Every few months, I run a three-hour boot camp on strengthening your skills as a receiver and a giver of feedback. (Check here for upcoming sessions of the Feedback Boot Camp.) While three-hours is a short amount of time to spend on a big topic, we focus on reviewing...
by Art Petty | Dec 3, 2018 | Challenging Conversations, First Time Manager Series, Leadership
The short answer payoff to the issue of how to tell someone it’s over is with clarity and empathy. The long answer is that getting to this point, particularly with someone who displays a positive attitude and desire to improve—but lacks the ability for the...
