by Art Petty | Dec 4, 2008 | Decision-Making, Leadership
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by Art Petty | Jul 31, 2008 | Leadership, Leading Change, Strategy
Deming’s first of his 14 Points for Management reads: Create constancy of purpose toward improvement of product and service, with the aim to become competitive and to stay in business, and to provide jobs. The phrase, “Constancy of Purpose” strikes me as perhaps the...
by Art Petty | May 11, 2008 | Leadership
I’ve highlighted on occasion my pride in being an alumni member of one of the world’s great organizations, Matsushita (now formally known as Panasonic). I left in 1996 to continue my still-early career development, and like most other things in life,...
by Art Petty | May 7, 2008 | Leadership
One of the most frequent questions that I get at seminars or workshops goes something like this: "Art, I’ve read your leadership book, I’ve listened to you in the workshop and I understand how important it is for me to put time into the development of...
by Art Petty | Apr 8, 2008 | Leadership
One of the most inspiring leaders I’ve come across in awhile is a mid-level manager that refuses to read the memo that says you cannot make a difference unless you have a big title and corresponding office. I ran across "Jane" recently in a workshop,...
