by Art Petty | Jun 12, 2022 | Art of Managing, Career, Emerging Leaders, First Time Manager Series, Leadership, Leadership Caffeine, Self-Development, The Leadership Opportunity, Think Differently
I’m always intrigued when my original article, Six Big Reasons Why You’ll Love the Role of Manager, shows up at the top of my most-read list. It gratifies me that people are finding this article, yet I don’t know whether they’re clicking on it...
by Art Petty | Apr 14, 2009 | Leadership
Every once in awhile, my second favorite publication, Harvard Business Review, serves up some fascinating content that leaves me scratching my head and wondering. The April, 2009 issue doesn’t disappoint, offering a couple of interesting but potentially...
by Art Petty | Dec 28, 2008 | Marketing
I suspect from the crowd at the Crystal Lake, IL AT&T store on the day after Christmas, that I was not the only person in America that had decided to surprise someone in their family with a new Apple 3G iPhone. While I cannot be certain what it was like at the...
by Art Petty | Oct 2, 2008 | Decision-Making, Marketing, Product Management, Strategy
Students of business history might recognize the quote above as coming from Henry Ford, the founder of Ford Motor Company and one of the early management innovators. Mr. Ford’s quote raises a profound issue of when and how to listen to customers, or perhaps the...
