by Art Petty | Jun 13, 2011 | Career, Leadership
I had just been hired on in a senior strategic marketing role in an industry new to me, and job one was acclimating to the market and industry dynamics and trying to understand what a customer looked like in this world. After the obligatory round of meetings with...
by Art Petty | Jun 9, 2011 | Career, Decision-Making, Leadership
One bad hire can poison the workplace pond, tarnish your reputation and impact your team’s/firm’s ability to execute. Do this a few times and your mistakes will likely knock you out of the hiring game and potentially into the cozy confines of today’s crowded...
by Art Petty | Dec 20, 2010 | Career, Leadership
The smile may be the single most powerful sales tool ever. I enjoy observing how the help in stores engage with their customers. What you see and hear speaks volumes about the leaders they work for. Want to know how people feel about their jobs and their bosses? It’s...
by Art Petty | Dec 7, 2010 | Career, Decision-Making, Leadership, Marketing, Strategy
Note 1 from Art: this one is rated something or another for strong language and emotional intensity. Note 2: In the spirit of my post, “At Least 20 Things to Stop Doing as a Leader,” which has grown well north of 50 thanks to a deluge of reader comments, I’m back with...
by Art Petty | Aug 11, 2009 | Leadership, Leading Change, Marketing, Strategy
While M+A activity has cycled along with the economy there are some signs that deal volume is picking up. In talking with a CEO friend running a smaller tech firm, he indicated that there is increasing buzz about various potential combinations and roll-ups that will...
