by Art Petty | Feb 17, 2013 | Decision-Making, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Management Innovation, Project Management, Strategy
In preparation for an upcoming presentation, I’ve become a bit obsessed with studying the 1910 expeditions and race between Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott to 90-degrees South (the South Pole). The lessons for leaders and managers practically leap off the...
by Art Petty | Feb 14, 2013 | Leadership, Management Innovation
A recent issue of Barron’s cited a study by New York based rogenSi suggesting that workforce psyche took a tumble in the past year to crisis era levels. The research firm’s survey of 4,000 business professionals had half indicating that they felt “overwhelmed and...
by Art Petty | Aug 4, 2012 | Management Innovation
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by Art Petty | May 26, 2012 | Leadership, Management Innovation
Regular readers know my perspective on those who lead without authority. I’m a huge fan. These are the people who turn good businesses great and who power teams with the kinetic energy created by their constant motion. Great product managers, strong project leaders...
by Art Petty | Feb 22, 2012 | Leadership, Leading Change, Management Innovation, Strategy
I’ve been mildly surprised that the book, Beyond Performance-How Great Organizations Build Competitive Advantage by Scott Keller and Colin Price, hasn’t commanded more attention in mainstream business circles. Perhaps we’ve grown numb to the almost endless number of...
by Art Petty | Oct 6, 2011 | Leadership, Management Innovation
Twentieth Century Industrialist and the founder of Panasonic, Konosuke Matsushita, established a garden outside of the firm’s modest headquarters in Osaka, Japan. In this garden, he commissioned and placed statues of his heroes. Fittingly, a giant statue of...
