by Art Petty | Apr 11, 2011 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Management Innovation
Note from Art: effective leaders keep an eye on the future. Instead of my usual soft skills focus, I’m challenging all of us to think about the tools of the trade and our processes for working together. — As technology finally begins to catch up to our...
by Art Petty | Apr 8, 2011 | Leadership, Leading Change
Every Friday on Twitter there’s an informal and fun custom to identify those individuals whom you appreciate, and then encourage others to follow their tweets and blogs. This #FollowFriday or #FF is both fun and heart-warming. It’s great to showcase the skills of...
by Art Petty | Apr 4, 2011 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Project Management
Rule #17: If the flak is heavy, you’re near the target. (No flak, no target.) From Management Lessons of the Memphis Belle copyright: Eric Lieberman and Paul Byrne I’ve yet to accomplish anything worth a damn when I didn’t have a fair number of critics lined up and...
by Art Petty | Apr 3, 2011 | Leadership
One of the highlights of every month for me is wandering through the great content at the latest Leadership Development Carnival. Many of my favorite leadership and management writers and thinkers are represented, and it is truly fun to find so many ideas and insights...
by Art Petty | Apr 2, 2011 | Career, Leadership
Note from Art: every week, I share three thought-provoking management posts for the week. This week’s selections feature content on: moving forward, taking steps to ensure that your company will appeal to the best and brightest of the Facebook Generation and...
by Art Petty | Mar 28, 2011 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Product Management, Project Management
Want to know where to find your best and brightest emerging leaders? Here’s a hint, you’ll have to use your peripheral vision to see them, because they are moving sideways at a high rate of speed. The Rise of the Informal Leader: While it’s unlikely that hierarchical...