by Art Petty | Jul 21, 2008 | Leadership, Leading Change, Project Management, Strategy
Today’s post was stimulated by a great article in the July/August 2008 Harvard Business Review, The Competitive Imperative of Learning, where Professor Amy Edmonson of Harvard Business School outlines the differences between organizations that focus on execution as...
by Art Petty | Jul 18, 2008 | Leadership
The Poor Interviewing Habits of Many Managers You would think that we would have this problem crossed off the list by now. I wonder how organizations and leaders in good faith can let managers recruit talent without teaching them HOW to interview and holding...
by Art Petty | Jul 17, 2008 | Leadership
This is what I describe as a boil-over post—short on useful advice and long on observations about the obvious. I usually shy away from commenting on the world scene, however, I’m breaking form today. As is my habit on gorgeous Mid-Western U.S....
by Art Petty | Jul 15, 2008 | Leadership
Learning how to ask compelling questions in a non-threatening manner is one of those unexciting but absolutely critical skills for an emerging leader to develop. Questions are the leader’s lifeblood of information, and like most skills, learning to ask...
by Art Petty | Jul 14, 2008 | Leadership
More often than not during a workshop, someone will raise their hand and ask, “All of this stuff about being a good leader is nice, but what do I do about my lousy boss?” Being fairly fast on my feet, I resort to the facilitator’s fail-safe of...
