Art Petty MBA Expertise: Leadership, Management Title: Principal and Founder, Art Petty Group Education: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, DePaul University - Charles H. Kellstadt Graduate School of Business Location: Crystal Lake, Illinois Highlights Popular leadership and management author and speakerAdjunct instructor for DePaul University Kellstadt Graduate School of BusinessWriter of several books on management and leadership Experience Art Petty is a former writer for The Balance Careers covering the subject of management and leadership. He offers powerful and practical guidance for succeeding as a manager and leader in today's environment.Petty’s corporate credits include building a market-leading systems business unit within Panasonic, Inc. and guiding a little-known software firm on life support to become an acknowledged marketplace leader in data quality tools. Serving as a senior vice-president for Satori Software, Petty helped build the team and strategy that vaulted this unit into a leading market position in postal automation and contact data quality software and services.Whether serving as an educator, coach, executive, or speaker, Petty's passionate and no-nonsense guidance for navigating strategy, driving change, and promoting organizational health through values-centered leadership is widely respected. From presenting highly rated leadership programs at Fortune 50 firms, technology industry associations, and corporate and governmental clients, Petty’s passion for great leadership and management practices and practical advice earn high acclaim.Publications:"Practical Lessons in Leadership" (with Rich Petro)"Leadership Caffeine—Ideas to Energize Your Professional Development" "Leadership Caffeine for the Project Manager" Education Petty attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he earned a B.A. in finance and DePaul University in Chicago where he earned an MBA in Finance. About The Balance The Balance, a Dotdash Meredith brand, makes money easy to understand. We give people tools they need to not only make smart financial decisions but also prepare for the experiences they will have along the way. Our team of expert writers and editors have extensive qualifications in the topics they cover, and many of them have MBAs, PhDs, CFPs, and other advanced degrees and professional certifications. We require our writers to use primary sources in their articles, which are also approved by our Financial Review Board and fact-checked. You can learn more about the standards we follow in producing accurate, unbiased content in our editorial policy.