by Art Petty | Aug 18, 2013 | Art of Managing, Leadership, Project Management, Strategy
With few exceptions that I’ve encountered, most senior leaders lose sleep over how fast their organizations and employees are moving. Their minds and mantras are: faster to change, faster to improve, faster to add new capabilities, faster to explore and develop...
by Art Petty | Jul 7, 2013 | Art of Managing, Leadership, Project Management, Strategy
My first manager routinely asked a question that turned out to be a powerful teaching tool and a life-long reminder to pause before leaping. The question was, “Have you thought of everything?” While “thinking of everything” in a literal sense is impossible, her intent...
by Art Petty | Mar 18, 2013 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Project Management
“This would be easy if it weren’t for the people.” -Project Manager I’ve been invited to deliver a talk to a group of project management professionals ostensibly around the issue of dealing with difficult people on project teams. The challenge with this topic is...
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 | Dec 17, 2012 | Career, Leadership, Leading Change, Project Management, Strategy
Here are a few more of my favorite things when it comes to professional development. Part 1 focused on leadership, strategy, getting to the next level and cultural intelligence. In Part 2, I range a bit further afield with an eclectic suggestion list of biographies....
by Art Petty | Jul 5, 2012 | Just One Thing, Project Management
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