by Art Petty | May 29, 2009 | Leadership, Leading Change, Strategy
As predictable as the change of seasons and the swooning of the Cubs in the Chicago-area, I’m starting to hear whisperings about plans for upcoming strategic planning offsites. And while I spend a lot of time preaching to anyone that will listen that STRATEGY...
by Art Petty | May 27, 2009 | Career, Leadership, Leading Change, Management Innovation
Note from Art: While I am referencing a well-known leadership and management author here, the Fresh Voices come from the rich and thought-provoking comments and commenters to the author’s post. If you are fascinated as I am about the evolution of management...
by Art Petty | May 26, 2009 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Much of what passes for leadership conversation in the workplace is filled with unnecessary and meaningless jargon that gets in the way of the true message. It’s time to de-clutter our conversations and choose words that are meaningful and actionable to our team...
by Art Petty | May 20, 2009 | Career, Leadership
I sat and talked yesterday with a uniquely impressive entrepreneur. She is not yet successful, and in fact she is barely two weeks young in her new adventure. If I was asked to handicap her chances of success, the odds would be very good. I’ve known this...
by Art Petty | May 19, 2009 | Career, Leadership, Project Management
I’ve worked around new product development projects my entire career and I’ve served as an executive sponsor for many development and strategic projects, but not until I began teaching project management to graduate students, did I fully understood the very distinct...
by Art Petty | May 18, 2009 | Career, Decision-Making, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change
After a chilly Midwest spring weekend filled with tennis tournaments and outdoor chores, I was all set for a great pot of coffee this morning when much to my horror I discovered that I was in the midst of a coffee crisis. In the rush of the weekend, I blanked out the...
