by Art Petty | Nov 19, 2007 | Leadership, Strategy
Developing an Effective Decision-Making Style is One of the Many Challenges of New LeadersMany managers and most early-career leaders struggle with their responsibility for decision-making. Some leaders are fearful of exposing themselves by making a bad decision...
by Art Petty | Nov 14, 2007 | Leadership
My partner and I recently launched a research initiative into the challenges that technical professionals face when jumping on the leadership path. We are actively interviewing and surveying professionals in development, engineering, IT and consulting, and drawing...
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 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...
by Art Petty | Oct 31, 2007 | Leadership
There are at least two habits in my life that I just cannot kick. One is buying good books and putting them in my growing stack of things that I intend to read when I find the time. The other is attending every possible Kellogg Graduate School of...
