by Art Petty | Jun 23, 2009 | Leadership, Leading Change, Strategy
You learn a great deal about an organization’s current state, near-term prospects and about the health and effectiveness of a firm’s leaders by looking for and listening to the quality of the conversations in the working environment. Visit and spend time with the...
by Art Petty | May 29, 2009 | Leadership, Leading Change, Strategy
As predictable as the change of seasons and the swooning of the Cubs in the Chicago-area, I’m starting to hear whisperings about plans for upcoming strategic planning offsites. And while I spend a lot of time preaching to anyone that will listen that STRATEGY...
by Art Petty | May 19, 2009 | Career, Leadership, Project Management
I’ve worked around new product development projects my entire career and I’ve served as an executive sponsor for many development and strategic projects, but not until I began teaching project management to graduate students, did I fully understood the very distinct...
by Art Petty | Apr 16, 2009 | Decision-Making, Leadership, Strategy
The McKinsey Quarterly (subscription required) just released the results of its latest survey on corporate strategic planning activities in an article entitled: Strategic Planning: Three tips for 2009. Key results include: 47% of executives surveyed indicated that...
by Art Petty | Mar 18, 2009 | Management Innovation
Earlier in my career at one of the world’s great companies, Panasonic, I worked for a gentleman that taught me a valuable lesson about business and about leading that I carry with me to this day. We had embarked on some ambitious new product development and growth...
