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 | Nov 4, 2010 | Career, Leadership, Project Management
Note from Art: some lighter thoughts connecting the world of good old-fashioned (and cathartic) physical labor to the world of projects and work. And some bonus advice for getting along, especially with your spouse or significant other! Spend enough time writing,...
by Art Petty | Nov 1, 2010 | Career, Decision-Making, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
I’ve not met a person yet that doesn’t need help from time to time, and this goes double for anyone in a leadership role. Leadership is frequently lonely and those that take their role seriously truly fret over decisions surrounded by ambiguity. The pressure to...
by Art Petty | Oct 27, 2010 | Leadership, Marketing
As business leaders, we make decisions every day about how our firms and our people compete. Most of us choose to focus on creating value and solving problems. A few resort to “win at all” costs type behaviors. This latter group poses some vexing problems for those of...
by Art Petty | Oct 26, 2010 | Decision-Making, Marketing, Product Management, Strategy
The article, “The Felt Need” by Dan and Chip Heath in the November, 2010 issue of Fast Company is worth the price of the annual subscription for it’s reminder value alone. The Heaths tackle a topic that just about all of us involved in selling, marketing or strategy...
