by Art Petty | Dec 7, 2008 | Leadership
Throughout my career, Sunday evening has been my “boot up” time for the week. I like to go to bed on Sunday night knowing my goals for the week and I like waking up feeling energized, organized and ready to conquer the world. Additionally, I’m a firm believer that I...
by Art Petty | Sep 27, 2008 | Leadership
I suspect that anyone not concerned about the state of “things” going on in our world and specifically in our economy would reasonably be labeled as naïve. We have big problems, they could get bigger in a hurry or maybe they won’t. The loss of some...
by Art Petty | Sep 26, 2008 | Product Management
I wear my respect on my shirt-sleeve for the many dedicated Product Management professionals that hold down what I believe is one of the most difficult and one of the most critical roles in today’s fast moving technology and B2B organizations. (See my post: In...
by Art Petty | Aug 12, 2008 | Leadership, Leading Change, Strategy
I am busy preparing for my fall MBA teaching assignments and I tripped across an interesting survey about employees and change (circa 2006) in the excellent text: Managing for Quality and Performance Excellence by Evans and Lindsay. (Note, contrary to my comments...
by Art Petty | May 4, 2008 | Leadership, Project Management
Every Project Manager with a few years of experience under his or her belt can likely recall at least one example of a major project that lived on long after the plug should have been pulled and the project canceled. The best (or worst) examples are the...