by Art Petty | Feb 28, 2010 | Career, Leadership, Project Management
The rise of “the project” as an important means of competing and creating value has profound implications for those in leadership roles. Unfortunately, in many cases, the evolution in leadership practices has not kept pace with the needs of project teams or the needs...
by Art Petty | Feb 22, 2010 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
I discovered a long time ago that I was much more effective as a leader and as a father (a much harder job to get right!) if I adopted an approach that emphasized teaching over telling. While there are circumstances where telling is appropriate…the battlefield, the...
by Art Petty | Feb 15, 2010 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
With apologies to Yogi Berra for borrowing and twisting his classic phrase, a little Vuja De in your daily leadership life might just be the prescription to turbocharge team and individual performance. I’m re-reading Tom Kelley’s outstanding book, “The Ten Faces of...
by Art Petty | Feb 10, 2010 | Career, Decision-Making, Leadership
Note from Art: this post is the outcome of some great discussions in MBA and undergraduate class settings on the emerging U.S. and global workplace. I’ve offered blog commentary recently on the issue of the false promise of , “The Disposable...
by Art Petty | Feb 8, 2010 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
As leaders, we all know that it’s the little things that count. A word of encouragement might just be rocket fuel for one person while a constructive suggestion serves as the same for another. Alternatively, ignoring or paying superficial attention to a topic that...