Author Archive
Art Petty
Art Petty is a coach and consultant working with top executives and management teams to unlock business and human potential. Art writes the Management Excellence blog.
Workforce
Designing Constructive Feedback Discussions for Success
If it’s not about pursuing high performance tied to the mission, it’s personal, and that’s lousy feedback.
- By Art Petty
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Managers Take Note: Less of You is Probably Enough
Your success isn’t directly correlated to how much time you spend telling people what to do.
- By Art Petty
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Leading and Succeeding Where Organizational Boundaries Are Unclear
These are the gray zones—visible an irritating to all—where authority and responsibility are muddled.
- By Art Petty
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How to Step In to Lead a New Group
Try this process to grow trust and gain performance.
- By Art Petty
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Eight Ideas to Help You Regain Control at Work
It’s great to be busy, but excessive busyness comes from a flawed approach to your situation.
- By Art Petty
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Two Questions Every Leader Should Ask Repeatedly
We're mostly oblivious to how our actions are received, and that's a problem.
- By Art Petty
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How to Keep Communication Quality High When Things Head in the Wrong Direction at Work
Five approaches to getting things back on track.
- By Art Petty
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10 Lessons Learned in Search of Success as a Leader
Newsflash: there are no shortcuts.
- By Art Petty
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Solving for Unproductive Workplace Conversations
These are the conversations where everyone talks and no one listens.
- By Art Petty
Workforce
How to Deal With a Confrontational Naysayer During a Presentation
A workplace communication fable with three great lessons.
- By Art Petty
Workforce
New Manager Development: Put Your Back Into It
There’s lots of guidance out there for aspiring managers, but not so much for those charged with promoting and developing these newbies.
- By Art Petty
Workforce
Navigating a Leadership Slump
There are a number of strategies you can employ to get beyond this unhappy state.
- By Art Petty
Workforce
10 Tips for Becoming a Better Leader
No one comes to this role fully prepared for the challenges.
- By Art Petty
Management
8 Ways to Improve Communication In Your Office
There is nothing more important to master than our ability to effectively communicate with each other in pursuit of advancing organizational and individual goals.
- By Art Petty