by Art Petty | Sep 7, 2008 | Leadership, Leading Change
Dan McCarthy is back this month with the 3rd edition of his Leadership Development Carnival at his Top 25-rated blog: Great Leadership. Dan brings together in one place some of the best leadership and talent blogging content from around the globe. Oh, and he was...
by Art Petty | Sep 4, 2008 | Leadership, Project Management, Strategy
Dr. James T. Brown, PMP, offers a number of interesting observations about achieving the right balance between methodology and pragmatism in his PM World Today Viewpoints article, entitled: Why Your Project Management Methodology Doesn’t Matter Much. His central...
by Art Petty | Sep 2, 2008 | Leadership, Leading Change, Marketing
I’ve heard the phrase “We had a good meeting,” or some derivative of it so many times that I’ve lost count. Whenever I hear this meeting review or it’s ugly stepchild, “We talked about a lot at that meeting,” alarm bells start ringing, my spider sense tingles and I...
by Art Petty | Aug 27, 2008 | Leadership, Leading Change, Marketing, Project Management
Not surprisingly, it’s often difficult for senior executives and management teams to gain objective feedback on their individual and collective performance. I’ve worked with clients and in organizations where the management team was generally satisfied with their...
by Art Petty | Aug 22, 2008 | Leadership, Strategy
The August, 2008 Issue of the McKinsey Quarterly Chart Focus Newsletter includes an interesting article highlighting the expanding perception gap between HR Professionals and Line Managers over HR’s role in Talent Management. The article: Realigning the HR...
by Art Petty | Aug 21, 2008 | Decision-Making, Leadership
I hear frequently from leaders that wish their employees would disagree with them more often when discussing complex issues. “I’ve told everyone over and over again that they should be comfortable disagreeing with me, but other than some polite alternatives, no...
