by Art Petty | Jan 28, 2009 | Career, Leadership
I wrote a post last year entitled, “Yeah, Why Don’t Managers Think Deeply,” prompted by an article in Harvard Business Review. Judging by the posted comments as well as the e-mails that I received, the notion that we seem to almost discourage...
by Art Petty | Jan 25, 2009 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Whether you are Chief Executive, a functional manager or someone who leads informally on project and product teams, start your week right and put these suggestions to work. 1. Say “Hello.” If you work in a physical office, start your day by walking around...
by Art Petty | Jan 22, 2009 | Career, Leadership, Product Management
Three suggested links for busy professionals: Book Review: Outliers: For a thoughtful review of Malcolm Gladwell’s, Outliers, check out Wally Bock’s recent post at Three Star Leadership. This latest effort from Gladwell, the author of Blink and The Tipping Point...
by Art Petty | Jan 21, 2009 | Career, Leadership, Leading Change
Believe it or not, this post was prompted by a conversation that I had with one of my MBA students the other evening. The fact that it coincides with the inauguration of our new President is coincidental. We were discussing the failure of many organizations to stop...
by Art Petty | Jan 19, 2009 | Career
Most people that I know just hate Mondays. You don’t even have to take a survey to confirm this point. Just watch people in their cars on the way to work or take a look around the faces buried in newspapers on the train. If my wife was reading this, she would be...
by Art Petty | Jan 16, 2009 | Career, Career Reinvention
Not surprisingly in this economy, a great number of people are busy plotting their next career and life steps. Whether prompted by a layoff, a threat of a layoff or the recognition that conditions can all too easily result in a layoff; I’m listening to many people who...
