by Art Petty | Aug 21, 2008 | Decision-Making, Leadership
I hear frequently from leaders that wish their employees would disagree with them more often when discussing complex issues. “I’ve told everyone over and over again that they should be comfortable disagreeing with me, but other than some polite alternatives, no...
by Art Petty | Aug 20, 2008 | Leadership
My blogging volume is off a bit due to client engagements and teaching activities (a good problem), but I had to take a timeout this afternoon and share some thoughts from a recent discussion. A very thoughtful manager summed up his perspective on his role in...
by Art Petty | Aug 18, 2008 | Leadership
Students of the late W. Edwards Deming, the quality guru and management consultant will quickly recognize the phrase, “Drive Out Fear” as number 8 of his 14 points for achieving quality excellence. Dr. Deming penned his points during a period in the...
by Art Petty | Aug 14, 2008 | Leadership, Leading Change
In this must-read article: “If You’re Open to Growth, You Tend to Grow,” by Janet Rae-Dupree, Stanford Psychologist Carol Dweck summarizes decades of research into how people think about intelligence and talent with the following:“Those who believe that they...
by Art Petty | Aug 12, 2008 | Leadership, Leading Change, Strategy
I am busy preparing for my fall MBA teaching assignments and I tripped across an interesting survey about employees and change (circa 2006) in the excellent text: Managing for Quality and Performance Excellence by Evans and Lindsay. (Note, contrary to my comments...
