by Art Petty | Mar 4, 2009 | Leadership, Leading Change
It seems that Yogi Berra was right (that’s the former Yankee player and manager, not the Jellystone Park character on the lookout for a quick meal). One of the reasons that so much business writing and advice sounds familiar is that we conveniently keep repeating the...
by Art Petty | Mar 3, 2009 | Decision-Making, Leadership, Product Management, Project Management, Strategy
One of the themes that I hear consistently in workshops and in discussions with the professionals in my MBA classes is frustration over the propensity of a firm’s leaders to never say “No” to a project. Lacking a viable mechanism to compare, evaluate and select and...
by Art Petty | Feb 27, 2009 | Career, Decision-Making, Leadership, Project Management
One of the great things about leading workshops with talented professionals is how much I learn about the very real challenges that people face in trying to get work done inside their organizations. I had the great privilege of facilitating a workshop called Leader...
by Art Petty | Feb 20, 2009 | Leadership, Leading Change
It’s easy to focus on the bad news. Everyone’s talking about it. We’re bombarded with news flashes and human disaster stories as the layoffs mount and the foreclosures climb. And make no doubt about it, these are tough times, but let’s start giving some coverage to...
by Art Petty | Feb 17, 2009 | Career, Leadership, Management Innovation, Product Management
Note from Art: this post came about through my on-going research with a colleague into best organizational practices in product management and product manager career development. For additional information on this topic, check out my recent podcast interview with...