by Art Petty | May 20, 2009 | Career, Leadership
I sat and talked yesterday with a uniquely impressive entrepreneur. She is not yet successful, and in fact she is barely two weeks young in her new adventure. If I was asked to handicap her chances of success, the odds would be very good. I’ve known this...
by Art Petty | Mar 18, 2009 | Management Innovation
Earlier in my career at one of the world’s great companies, Panasonic, I worked for a gentleman that taught me a valuable lesson about business and about leading that I carry with me to this day. We had embarked on some ambitious new product development and growth...
by Art Petty | Oct 7, 2008 | Leadership, Leading Change
It is always great fun to work with management groups interested in growing their businesses, pursuing a new and bold vision or embarking upon new strategic directions. More often than not, these groups have enjoyed success, established themselves and their...
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 | Jul 29, 2008 | Leadership
In this time of bad financial news, high energy costs, record deficits and global turmoil, it’s exciting to meet people that see opportunities in the headlines. I had the great fortune to meet someone recently that has the right attitude about making lemonade...
