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thoughts and actions...
...It's the "idea," stupid!

For those of you who can remember back this far, during the first Clinton-for-President campaign, a sign was hung on the wall of the Clinton campaign HQ reminding one and all, "It's the economy, stupid!" This sign served to ground Clinton staffers who might otherwise forget that the success of the campaign relied on maintaining this voter theme.

When proposing articles for publication, the same dynamic reigns, this time in the phrase "It's the 'idea,' stupid!" Editors of publications are constantly searching out new ideas for articles, and typically could care less about you the author's credentials, company service mix, motivation for writing or even past publishing experience.

If your proposed article idea makes sense to a targeted editor, she will respond favorably with only two substantive points: desired deadline and word count. After that, it's your ballgame: draft your article, edit or revise it once or twice, add your byline at the top and bio at the bottom, and submit on time. This process, likely, will result in acceptance of your article.

Your initial idea is what gets you there.

To learn more about successful article-writing, click Ken's article "Anatomy of an Article," originally published by The Journal of Management Consulting: http://www.thoughtleading.com/Anatomy4B.pdf

thought leader spotlight...
...kudos to our thought leaders for their recent victories

Congratulations to the following thought leaders and their recent media triumphs:

• "The End of Scientific Management: Replace the Traditional Three Cs with Corporate Creativity" by Dean Robb, President, Robb Consulting LLC, in Executive Insights

• Steve Henry, Shareholder at Wolf Greenfield, has been invited to speak at the Linux World Summit in New York City in May 2005

• Robert S. Litwak, Director, International Studies Division at The Woodrow Wilson Center, was quoted in a New York Times article on Iran's nuclear ambitions

• A list of the top ten intellectual property law issues for 2005, compiled by thought leaders at Wolf Greenfield, was featured in Rominger Legal, NewsCuts.com, Groklaw.com and Patent Cafe

• Dan Cassidy, President, Argus Consulting Ltd, was interviewed on the Chris Deming Business Hour aired on WTSL-AM, on the topic of corporate employee benefits programs in light of President Bush's Social Security proposals.

• "Leadership is a Calling" by Michael Shenkman, President, Arch of Leadership, in Training Magazine. This article was adapted from Michael's upcoming book "The Arch and the Path, the Life of Leading Greatly" (Sandia Heights Media 2005)

• "Validation Value-Helping Medical Device Customers Meet Regulatory Requirements" by David A. Vogel, President of Intertech Engineering Associates Inc. in Asceptic Processing Packaging

• "The Use-It or Lose-It Rule in Trademark Law" by Michael Albert, Shareholder at Wolf Greenfield, in New England In-House Counsel

• "Search Tools Can Keep You Organized and Save Money Too" by Vin D'Amico, President of Damicon LLC, in his monthly column "Virtual Business" in IndUS Business Journal

• "Trademarks Need to Create a Lasting Impression" by Doug Wolf, Shareholder at Wolf Greenfield, and Lisa Martin, Associate at Wolf Greenfield, featured on New England In-House Counsel's website www.newenglandinhouse.com

• "On-Line Crooks Stealing Trademarks, Domain Names Can Be Thwarted" by Doug Wolf, Shareholder at Wolf Greenfield, posted on www.findlaw.com

• "Decision-Makers Hold Key to the Ethical Side of Technology Development" by David H. Gleason, Managing Consultant with Information Ethics, in Mass High Tech

• "Customer Loyalty: It's Out There Somewhere" by Jim Teegarden and Bob Krok, Senior Consultants with Valpers Performance Partners, Inc., posted on CEO Refresher www.refresher.com

• Chuck Hughes and Steve Pemberton, Co-Presidents of Road to College, were interviewed by WVNE-AM and WNEB-AM on the topic of getting into the college of your choice