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Good People or Good Ideas? The Importance of the Working Environment

by Art Petty | Sep 10, 2008 | Leadership, Leading Change

Ed Catmul, cofounder of Pixar and president of Pixar and Disney Animation Studios offers his perspective on the people versus ideas question in a powerful and practical leadership article entitled: How Pixar Fosters Collective Creativity, in the September, 2008 issue...

Ironically, Mid-Level Managers May Save Your Business

by Art Petty | Jul 7, 2008 | Leadership, Product Management, Project Management, Strategy

Ever since terms like reengineering, right sizing and downsizing became part of the corporate lexicon; midlevel managers have been taking it on the chin.  This once populous class has been synergized and right-sized almost to extinction.  Those that remain...

How do Ideas Turn Into Actions in Your Firm? Hint: Check Your Leadership Culture

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...
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