by Art Petty | Jan 6, 2010 | Strategy
From the list of, “Books that I truly wish had updated editions” comes one of my top 10 favorites, the 1997 book, “The Discipline of Market Leaders,” by Michael Treacy and Fred Wiersma. I re-read this book…or at least parts of it every year and I still carry through...
by Art Petty | Jan 5, 2010 | Uncategorized
I’ve spent a fair amount of time in my career shuttling between departments and scaling silo walls, and now I find myself working with and mentoring individuals that do much the same. Hey executives, haven’t we advanced at least a few steps beyond the work style and...
by Art Petty | Jan 4, 2010 | Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Leading Change, Management Innovation, Strategy
Far too many leaders that I encounter lack awareness of the broader forces swirling around their firms, their customers and those shape-shifting clusters that we describe as industries. Given the hurricane like market and societal forces buffeting our globe today, a...
by Art Petty | Jan 3, 2010 | Leadership, Leading Change
Dan McCarthy, the proprietor of the well-named and always excellent Great Leadership Blog, is out with The January Leadership Development Carnival-The Best of 2009 Edition. I am honored to be in some great company with Dan and many, many of my absolute favorite...
by Art Petty | Jan 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
The gravitational pull of New Year’s lists is almost too powerful to overlook. You can hardly take a stroll through the blogosphere right now without tripping over these lofty, noble goals intended to guide behavior and ensure that we end up new people by the end of...
