by Art Petty | Mar 28, 2012 | Leadership, Project Management, Strategy
“In high-performance teams, the leaders managed the principles and the principles managed the teams.” –Carl Larson and Frank LaFasto via Jim Highsmith in Agile Project Management-Creating Innovative Products. Larson and LaFasto in their assessment of high performance...
by Art Petty | Feb 20, 2012 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Project Management
We’re often too quick as leaders to throw in the towel on teams that have whiffed. That’s a mistake that may be more costly to performance and morale than the initial and temporary failure. My quick answer to the question in the post title is: absent any visible,...
by Art Petty | Jan 25, 2012 | Leadership, Leading Change, Project Management, Strategy
Few would argue that a nimble, quick-to-learn and quick-to-adapt organization is a bad thing. Given the rate of change in our world, those characteristics are increasingly table-stakes for survival and success. Why then has the approach to strategy and the notion of...
by Art Petty | Mar 28, 2011 | Career, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Product Management, Project Management
Want to know where to find your best and brightest emerging leaders? Here’s a hint, you’ll have to use your peripheral vision to see them, because they are moving sideways at a high rate of speed. The Rise of the Informal Leader: While it’s unlikely that hierarchical...
by Art Petty | Mar 16, 2011 | Decision-Making, Leadership, Project Management
Note from Art: Your decisions define you as a leader and a manager, yet we spend very little time in our busy lives finding ways to improve our abilities in this area. This Management Excellence Toolkit Series will help you recognize the challenges and pitfalls of...
