by Art Petty | Apr 11, 2012 | Leadership, Leading Change, Project Management
The sub-topic in a recent research release by Global Consulting Firm, Hay Group, suggests the skills needed in effectively leading in matrixed environments (empathy, conflict management, influence and self-awareness) for those below senior management “proved to be...
by Art Petty | Mar 28, 2012 | Leadership, Project Management, Strategy
“In high-performance teams, the leaders managed the principles and the principles managed the teams.” –Carl Larson and Frank LaFasto via Jim Highsmith in Agile Project Management-Creating Innovative Products. Larson and LaFasto in their assessment of high performance...
by Art Petty | Mar 21, 2012 | Decision-Making, Leadership, Leading Change, Project Management
As a lifelong team participant and now devotee of leveraging the power of teams, I was fascinated and excited to see the article, “The New Science of Building Great Teams,” in the April, 2012 issue of Harvard Business Review. (Subscription required for the full...
by Art Petty | Feb 20, 2012 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Project Management
We’re often too quick as leaders to throw in the towel on teams that have whiffed. That’s a mistake that may be more costly to performance and morale than the initial and temporary failure. My quick answer to the question in the post title is: absent any visible,...
by Art Petty | Jan 25, 2012 | Leadership, Leading Change, Project Management, Strategy
Few would argue that a nimble, quick-to-learn and quick-to-adapt organization is a bad thing. Given the rate of change in our world, those characteristics are increasingly table-stakes for survival and success. Why then has the approach to strategy and the notion of...
by Art Petty | Nov 27, 2011 | Project Management
I hear from hundreds of professionals every year in workshops, via coaching assignments or in classrooms, about the challenges they have working in and on project teams. From almost every student’s worst nightmare, the classroom group project, to major strategic...
