by Art Petty | Apr 14, 2009 | Leadership
Every once in awhile, my second favorite publication, Harvard Business Review, serves up some fascinating content that leaves me scratching my head and wondering. The April, 2009 issue doesn’t disappoint, offering a couple of interesting but potentially...
by Art Petty | Feb 5, 2009 | Career, Leadership
A colleague used the phrase Tripping Points in conversation the other night to describe what leaders and management teams go through in attempting to take businesses from one level to the next. Firms and teams run into natural Tripping Points in the form of...
by Art Petty | Jan 28, 2009 | Career, Leadership
I wrote a post last year entitled, “Yeah, Why Don’t Managers Think Deeply,” prompted by an article in Harvard Business Review. Judging by the posted comments as well as the e-mails that I received, the notion that we seem to almost discourage...
by Art Petty | Jan 25, 2009 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine
Whether you are Chief Executive, a functional manager or someone who leads informally on project and product teams, start your week right and put these suggestions to work. 1. Say “Hello.” If you work in a physical office, start your day by walking around...
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...
