by Art Petty | Feb 16, 2008 | Product Management
Thanks to a good friend and the person I credit with the creation of the "Why is a Product Manager Like the Office Photocopier?" joke, I recently unearthed a listing of questions that we had established with the PM team to help teach and remind everyone of...
by Art Petty | Feb 15, 2008 | Leadership
I had the great pleasure of serving as a guest lecturer on Leadership yesterday to a class of college seniors (business majors), and I was struck by the remarkably mature perspective and intuitive feel that they have for the subject. After my opening comments on...
by Art Petty | Feb 11, 2008 | Uncategorized
I don’t know too many Sales Managers that relish the opportunity to conduct performance reviews with their Reps. In fact, come to think about it, I don’t know too many Sales Managers that actually conduct performance reviews with their Reps. Unless you...
by Art Petty | Feb 10, 2008 | Leadership
Somewhere during my second decade out of college (Hey, I’m slow but I figure it out eventually!), I recall having the epiphany that most people in leadership roles acted like they had no conception of what their job as a leader was. In fact, it dawned me...
by Art Petty | Feb 7, 2008 | Leadership
I recently gave a talk at a gathering of managers and executives from different organizations, entitled: "Creating a Leadership Development Culture In Your Organization." The gist of the talk was that leadership development does not have to cost a lot...