by Art Petty | Apr 25, 2008 | Leadership
Why is it that so many managers struggle with the issue of firing the employees that justifiably require firing? I’ve watched as brilliant business owners and otherwise accomplished leaders have agonized over this issue, unable to take the final step,...
by Art Petty | Apr 24, 2008 | Product Management
It’s long been my opinion that the Product Manager has one of the tougher jobs in an organization (see my post: In Support of the Product Manager as MVP). This position is one of those "all of the responsibility with none of the power" roles that...
by Art Petty | Apr 22, 2008 | Leadership
Undoubtedly, one of the most difficult and awkward professional transitions is the jump from team member to team manager. The people that you’ve worked with side by side, joked with and shared lunch with are no longer your peers, they are your employees,...
by Art Petty | Apr 20, 2008 | Project Management
The folks that designed Denver International Airport’s infamous baggage handling system can breathe a bit easier now. While the much publicized start-up disasters at Denver have faded into the past, apparently the project management lessons learned did not...
by Art Petty | Apr 17, 2008 | Leadership
This is a follow-on to my recent rave against the time-wasting, dysfunctional debating society events that masquerade as meetings in many corporate settings. My drive to momentarily stay on my "effective-meeting" soapbox was galvanized yesterday, when...
