by Art Petty | May 11, 2008 | Leadership
I’ve highlighted on occasion my pride in being an alumni member of one of the world’s great organizations, Matsushita (now formally known as Panasonic). I left in 1996 to continue my still-early career development, and like most other things in life,...
by Art Petty | May 7, 2008 | Leadership
One of the most frequent questions that I get at seminars or workshops goes something like this: "Art, I’ve read your leadership book, I’ve listened to you in the workshop and I understand how important it is for me to put time into the development of...
by Art Petty | Apr 16, 2008 | Leadership
Consider the last team meeting that you attended or led: -Was the agenda well organized? -Did problems and polite (or not so polite) bickering dominate the airtime? -Did people show up with an agenda of their own? -Were the same topics that were...
by Art Petty | Apr 9, 2008 | Leadership, Product Management, Project Management
Every organization has a distinct culture defined by its history, norms, values, and behaviors, and every team in an organization develops its own subculture. Learning to read a culture and adapt your style to fit (or at least complement it) is essential to...
by Art Petty | Mar 27, 2008 | Leadership, Product Management
Seriously. If you are at or near the top of the food chain in your organization, this is one of those perplexing questions that can have you staring at the ceiling at two in the morning, asking yourself, "Yeah, how do insights and ideas turn into actions in...
