by Art Petty | Jan 22, 2009 | Career, Leadership, Product Management
Three suggested links for busy professionals: Book Review: Outliers: For a thoughtful review of Malcolm Gladwell’s, Outliers, check out Wally Bock’s recent post at Three Star Leadership. This latest effort from Gladwell, the author of Blink and The Tipping Point...
by Art Petty | Sep 26, 2008 | Product Management
I wear my respect on my shirt-sleeve for the many dedicated Product Management professionals that hold down what I believe is one of the most difficult and one of the most critical roles in today’s fast moving technology and B2B organizations. (See my post: In...
by Art Petty | Jun 8, 2008 | Leadership, Marketing, Product Management, Project Management
G. Michael Maddock and Raphael Viton writing in the Innovation Engine column at BusinessWeek online, offer a sobering look at the Ten Reasons Your Next Launch Will Fail. From the propensity of companies to create solutions for unknown problems...
by Art Petty | Apr 24, 2008 | Product Management
It’s long been my opinion that the Product Manager has one of the tougher jobs in an organization (see my post: In Support of the Product Manager as MVP). This position is one of those "all of the responsibility with none of the power" roles that...
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...
