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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.
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.
Management

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.

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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.

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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.

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A Checklist and Process to Create Daily Success at Work

It’s one way to avoid losing yourself in your organization’s maelstrom.

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How to Step In to Lead a New Group

Try this process to grow trust and gain performance.

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8 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.

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One Communication Superpower We Should All Strive to Cultivate

It would be convenient if the Vulcan mind-meld were a real thing, but it’s not.

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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.

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Nine Ideas to Help You Lead Effectively in Pressure Environments

It should be a crime to sacrifice potential in the name of results-at-all costs.

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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.

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10 Lessons Learned in Search of Success as a Leader

Newsflash: there are no shortcuts.

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Solving for Unproductive Workplace Conversations

These are the conversations where everyone talks and no one listens.

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How to Deal With a Confrontational Naysayer During a Presentation

A workplace communication fable with three great lessons.

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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.

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10 Tips for Becoming a Better Leader

No one comes to the role fully prepared for the challenges.

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Navigating a Leadership Slump

There are a number of strategies you can employ to get beyond this unhappy state.

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10 Tips for Becoming a Better Leader

No one comes to this role fully prepared for the challenges.

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Leader: It’s Time to Develop Your Listening Muscle

Listening is the hardest, best work you can do, but it takes practice.

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Why Vague Feedback is So Destructive and What to Do About It

When feedback is not specific and behavioral, it’s not actionable.

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Three Communication Styles That Can Derail Your Career

How not to be your own worst enemy.