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7 Management Lessons from a Home Renovation Project

7 Management Lessons from a Home Renovation Project

by Art Petty | May 16, 2019 | Art of Managing, Decision-Making, Leadership, Leading Change, Management Innovation, Project Management, Strategy

Anyone who has invested time in renovating an older home understands surprises and conundrums emerge every time a wall or ceiling is breached. I resisted the irrational urge to take on a monumental task at our lake home as a do-it-yourselfer, and I breathe a sigh of...

The Last Yard: AT&T’s Failure to Fully Satisfy in Spite of A Competition Killing Product

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...

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