by Art Petty | Dec 7, 2010 | Career, Decision-Making, Leadership, Marketing, Strategy
Note 1 from Art: this one is rated something or another for strong language and emotional intensity. Note 2: In the spirit of my post, “At Least 20 Things to Stop Doing as a Leader,” which has grown well north of 50 thanks to a deluge of reader comments, I’m back with...
by Art Petty | Jul 21, 2010 | Decision-Making, Leadership, Project Management
I’m leery of happy teams. Don’t get me wrong. I like positive situations and working with happy people, however, in my experience, the happy teams are the ones that produce mediocre results or, they don’t produce at all. Give me a group of people that show up to do...
by Art Petty | Jul 8, 2010 | Decision-Making, Leadership, Project Management, Strategy
Groupthink is one of the nefarious decision-making missteps of teams, and a trap that many smart people and groups have fallen victim to throughout history. From the classic example cited in nearly every discussion on decision-making, the Kennedy administration’s Bay...
by Art Petty | Apr 14, 2010 | Career, Decision-Making
Really Bad Career Advice: A friend embarking on a next-step job search initiated a conversation with the recruiter she had used for hiring purposes for several years. While most of the conversation was spent listening to how horrible his business was, he finally...
by Art Petty | Mar 14, 2010 | Decision-Making, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Product Management, Project Management, Strategy
Note from Art: What started out as a cup of Leadership Espresso ended up as a Double-Tall! Enjoy the extra sips and let’s hear your thoughts on this important topic. If you were to embark upon a rugged and lonely journey to the top of the mountain to ask for...
