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thoughts and actions...
...two great events

Check out these two great upcoming events in April in the Boston area:

• Ken speaks on “Communicating Effectively with the Homeowner” at ForeclosuresMass, Thursday April 6, 6:30 PM , Holiday Inn, Dedham. Click here to learn more: http://www.foreclosuresmass.com/education/view/readmore/eid/6
• “Ignite Your Business Potential!”, a keynote by the “Rock Star of Consulting” author/speaker/consultant Alan Weiss CMC of Summit Consulting Group, happens at the 2006 New England Consultants Conference, Friday April 7, 8:30 AM, Hilton Garden Inn, Waltham. Sponsored by IMCNE, topics include penetrating your targeted prospects, learning to “propose-and-close” with high-value solutions, and leveraging technology for success. Click here to learn more: http://www.imcne.org/

thoughtleader spotlight...
...kudos to our thoughtleaders for their recent victories

• John McQuaig, President of McQuaig & Welk, PLLC, has accepted an offer from HRD Press to publish his forthcoming book Parallel Peaks: Business Insights While Climbing the World’s Highest Mountains

• “Why Top Women Still Feel Like Outsiders” by Denise Cormier, President of Cormier Associates, in Women’s Business. This article is based on Denise’s in-depth survey of 37 professional women who have achieved high-level executive positions in major US companies.

• “U.S. Supreme Court Case Could Have Major Impact On Software and Business-Method Patents” by Charles Steenburg, Associate at Wolf Greenfield, in New England In-House Counsel Magazine

• “How to Avoid the Biggest Mistakes in Medical Device Development” by David Vogel, President of Intertech Engineering Associates Inc., in Mass High Tech

• “College Admissions Coaching as a Benefit to Employees and Benefits Planners Alike” by Chuck Hughes and Stephen Pemberton, Co-Presidents of Road To College, in Employee Benefit Plan Review

• Dan Cassidy, President of Argus Consulting Ltd and author of the forthcoming book A Manager’s Guide to Strategic Retirement Plan Management (Wiley), has been selected as a speaker at this year’s annual New England Employee Benefits Council annual conference

• Jason Honeyman, Managing Partner of Wolf Greenfield, was interviewed by Medical Device Week for an article on provisional patents

• Mary Adams and Michael Oleksak, Principals of Trek Consulting, for continued development of IC Rating™, the first service providing a complete assessment of an organization’s intellectual capital. IC Rating is now being offered to management consultants to use as a tool in their client projects. The offer was reported in such major Internet business news sites as Lycos News, Quote.com, Excite UK, Financial Times Online and Morningstar.com

• “For Cross-Organizational Success, Plan in Reverse” by Nick Craig, Managing Principal of Potentia Consulting, in IndUS Business Journal

• Jim Foster, Shareholder at Wolf Greenfield, was quoted in Inside Counsel on his views of a recent Supreme Court case

• Liza Vertinsky, Associate at Wolf Greenfield, was quoted in an article on “Valuing IP Post Sarbanes-Oxley” in CPA Journal

• “Seven Secrets of Successful Business Leaders Who Speak Well” by Suzanne Bates, President of Bates Communications, in The Independent Consultant. This article is based on Suzanne’s best-selling book Speak Like A CEO: Secrets For Commanding Attention And Getting Results (McGraw Hill)

• “E-Mail Sabotage: Killing the Brand Softly” by Lewis Green, Managing Principal of L&G Business Solutions, in The Independent Consultant

• “Customer Base Development: Why It’s Crucial” by Stephen Lipka, Principal of Avatar Strategic Partners, in IndUS Business Journal

• Steven J. Henry, Shareholder at Wolf Greenfield, was quoted in Boston Business Journal in an article on IP-tracking software

• Adam Kessel, Associate at Wolf Greenfield, shared his views on the much-publicized Blackberry case in IPLaw360

• Iilan Barzilay, Associate at Wolf Greenfield, was interviewed by American Lawyer Media on the subject of Google and the copyright infringement case

• A review of The Arch and the Path: The Life of Leading Greatly (Sandia Heights Media) by Michael Shenkman, President of The Arch of Leadership, has been posted on GetBookReviews.com. Click: http://www.getbookreviews.com/arch.html

• “Software as a Service Will Lead to Better Computing” by Vin D’Amico, President of Damicon LLC, in his monthly column “Virtual Business” in IndUS Business Journal

• Ed Gates, Chairman and Shareholder at Wolf Greenfield, was quoted in Chain Drug Review on the issue of personalized medicine

• Rich Giunta, Shareholder at Wolf Greenfield, shared his views on international patents with readers of Law Times

• Dan Gainsboro, President and CEO of genesis planners inc, was interviewed by Healthcare Financial Management Magazine about the value of using an “owner’s representative” when planning large hospital/healthcare building projects. His comments will appear in a special May 2006 supplement.

• Martha Fields, President and CEO of Fields Associates, was chosen by readers of Women’s Business as one of their “Top 10 Heroes”

• Robert Abrahamsen, Shareholder at Wolf Greenfield, was quoted in both IP Law360 and IP Frontline in articles focusing on federal contracts and patents

• “Raising the Bar on Business Programs, Initiatives” by Peter White, Managing Director of R3D Information and Technology, in IndUS Business Journal

• Henry Stimpson, our PR czar, published an article in Poets & Writers Magazine called “The Son Also Rises,” a profile of poet Franz Wright, son of renowned poet James Wright