by Art Petty | Nov 12, 2007 | Leadership
I’ll say it again. In my opinion, the best leadership books are not found in the business section of your library or local bookseller. This is a bold (or at least controversial) claim from someone who just spent 14 months co-writing and publishing a...
by Art Petty | Nov 9, 2007 | Leadership
One of the chapters in my book (with Rich Petro), Practical Lessons in Leadership, emphasizes the role of the leader as Chief Talent Scout and Developer. A lesson that I learn frequently in my travels on business and in my consumer experiences is that some of...
by Art Petty | Nov 5, 2007 | Marketing
"I’m frustrated with marketing. I don’t know how we decide to allocate our investments and I don’t understand what we are getting in return." This was the lament of a $100 million B2B company CEO that I spoke with...
by Art Petty | Nov 1, 2007 | Strategy
Part 1 of Many: One of the most challenging and important phases in the life-cycle of a founder-led business occurs when the organization has matured sufficiently to require the addition of new talent and the evolution of its operating approaches. There is a...
by Art Petty | Nov 1, 2007 | Leadership
A highlight of the 2007 Kellogg Leadership Conference was the Keynote by Professor Harry M. Jansen Kraemer Jr., a Professor of Management and Strategy at Kellogg and the former Chairman and CEO of Baxter International. (An internet search of his name...
