by Art Petty | Jan 4, 2009 | Uncategorized
Welcome to the first work week of 2009. There are no more opportunities to hide behind a social calendar filled to the brim with diversions and distractions. It’s time to face the worst economy of our lives head on with a steely resolve to overcome and succeed. I...
by Art Petty | Dec 21, 2008 | Leadership, Leading Change, Marketing, Product Management
Note from Art: this distinctly non-holiday post couldn’t wait for a better time. There’s no time like the present for leaders and managers to be thinking deeply about their businesses and the road ahead. Dr. Deming once stated that he hoped one of his life’s...
by Art Petty | Dec 2, 2008 | Leadership, Leading Change, Marketing, Product Management, Project Management
I suspect that most readers will agree that examples of management excellence, high performance and great leadership are not the topics dominating the news in this emerging “we’ve never seen anything like this before” economy. Instead, we are fed a constant stream of...
by Art Petty | Nov 7, 2008 | Leadership, Leading Change
Count me as one of the last idealists. Or perhaps the last of the naïve idealists. In a world filled with Quality Management Systems and Performance Measurement techniques backed by legions of people trained to implement and sustain quality performance, it seems...