by Art Petty | Feb 26, 2017 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change
One of the flaws of much of the literature and training on leadership, team development, and organizational change, is the search for the big fix. Frameworks, models and broad, sweeping programs are alluring, yet prove unwieldy in their translation from the page or...
by Art Petty | Nov 5, 2010 | Career, Leadership, Leading Change
There are ample reasons for organizations to change business processes and business practices in this fast moving and complex environment. The market drivers are strong, the business justification is clear and often, ideas on how and where to change are clearly...
by Art Petty | Apr 28, 2009 | Leadership, Leading Change, Strategy
There is a fascinating article on Change Management in a recent issue (Issue 2/2009) of the McKinsey Quarterly (subscription required) by Carolyn Aiken and Scott Keller, entitled: “The Irrational Side of Change Management.” And while much has been written over the...
by Art Petty | Jan 30, 2009 | Career, Leadership, Leading Change, Project Management
One of the things that I love about what I do as a speaker/trainer/educator is that I get to work with a lot of great people genuinely concerned about their development and the development and improvement of their organizations. As I continue on my career respite from...
by Art Petty | Nov 24, 2008 | Leadership, Leading Change
At the risk of showing my inner-nerd, one of the more memorable sayings from the Star Trek series of shows (post Kirk & Crew) is: “Resistance is Futile.” This of course was the mantra of the Borg, a race of part-human, part machines that sought to assimilate all...
