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Turning Experts into Thought Leaders

thoughtnotes

July 20, 2004

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In this issue:

thoughts you should know...
...great quotes

You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.
— Dale Carnegie

The world is full of willing people, some willing to work, the rest willing to let them.
— Robert Frost

Red meat is NOT bad for you. Now blue-green meat, THAT'S bad for you!
— Tommy Smothers


thought leader university...
...jobsearch and marketing secrets... Olé!

Our Chief Imaginative Officer (CIO) Ken Lizotte spoke on the topic of "Thought Leadership and the Jobsearch" at a recent event sponsored by the Valley Works Career Center. An outline of Ken's talk is available upon request.

Ken also published an article called "Four Marketing Secrets to Make 'Networking' a Thing of the Past," published in the June issue of The Independent Consultant. For a copy of this article, email your request to .

Finally, Ken's article "A Creative State of Mind," originally published in Management Review, was translated into Spanish for the Hispanic edition of AMA International.

thoughts and actions...
...the value of research

Why bother to initiate a research project? What value or relevance could there be to growing your business? To find out why true thought leaders place high value on research, read "Three Reasons to Conduct Original Research" by emersongroup Research Director Michael Norris. Click: http://www.thoughtleading.com/research_article.htm


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

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

  • Suzanne Bates, President/CEO of Bates Communications, and former award-winning television news anchor for WBZ-TV, who has formally signed a contract with McGraw-Hill to publish her book "Speak Like a CEO: Secrets for Commanding Attention and Getting Results"
  • "Are Your Mangers Cut Out to be Leaders?" by Michael Shenkman Ph.D., Founder and President of the Arch of Leadership posted on CEO Refresher. This article was adapted from Michael's upcoming book "The Arch and the Path, the Life of Leading Greatly" (Sandia Heights Media 2004)
  • "Poetic License? Caveats for Buying or Selling Technology" by Neil P. Ferraro, Shareholder, Wolf Greenfield, in Contract Management Magazine
  • CollegeBound Teen Magazine interviewed Steve Pemberton and Chuck Hughes, Co-Founders of Road to College, on unraveling the mystery of college admissions. The Christian Science Monitor also interviewed Steve and Chuck on the topic of seeking additional college financial aid.
  • "Handling the New 'Do Not Call' Law" by Athena M. Rodriguez, Project Manager at Chadwick Martin Bailey, Inc., in Property/Casualty Insurance Magazine
  • "Does a High-Deductible Plan Lead to Good Purchasing Decisions? "by Ian Duncan, Principal, Lotter Actuarial Partners, in Contingencies Magazine
  • "The Perils and Pitfalls of Global Sourcing" by Jim Teegarden and Bob Krok, founding members of VPP (Valpers Performance Partners), in North American Industry Magazine
  • Mass High Tech profiled David Vogel, CEO of Intertech Engineering Associates, Inc., on the topic of navigating the FDA Waters
  • "Convert Your Customers into an Advocate Army" by Judy Melanson, Vice President at Chadwick Martin Bailey, Inc., in MWorld Magazine (American Management Association)
  • "Putting Defined Benefits Plans in Place: What to Think About" by Dan Cassidy, President of Argus Consulting Ltd, in Employee Benefit Plan Review
  • "Corporate America Needs to Stop Wasting Money on Software" by Vin D'Amico, President of Damicon LLC, in IndUS Business Journal, in his monthly column "Virtual Business" (June 1, 2004)
  • "Don't Let Business Go Down in a Landslide-Be Disaster-Ready" by Vin D'Amico, President of Damicon LLC, in IndUs Business Journal, in his monthly column "Virtual Business" (July 1, 2004)
  • "Define Your Brand: Link Strategy and Operations" by Mark Doherty, Vice President at Chadwick Martin Bailey, Inc., in Sales and Service Excellence Magazine
  • "Linking Operations to the Insurance Company's Brand Strategy" by Mark Doherty, Vice President at Chadwick Martin Bailey, Inc., in Property/Casualty Insurance Magazine
  • Boston Business Journal interviewed James Foster, Shareholder at Wolf Greenfield, on the topic of steady increases in IP-related litigation
  • "Gear Up Your Marketing in a Slow Economy" by Anne Bailey Berman, Co-Founder and President, Chadwick Martin Bailey, Inc., in Marketing Magnified (published by the CMO Council)
  • Best's Review Magazine interviewed Steve Henry, Shareholder at Wolf Greenfield, on the topic of protecting ideas and (more specifically) the intellectual-property case of State Street Bank vs. Signature Financial Group
  • "The Customer Conscience-Defining the Role of the Chief Customer Officer" by Curtis Bingham, President of The Predictive Consulting Group, in Destination CRM Magazine
  • A previously published article written by Ed Walsh and Steve Henry, Shareholders and IP experts with Wolf Greenfield, on the subject of Linux and the SCO Group lawsuits was recapped in detail on NewsForge, the Online Newspaper for Linux and Open Source
  • "Have You Taken an HR Audit?" by Joan Curtice, an independent human resources consultant specializing in legal compliance in HR administration and harassment prevention, in Employment Relations Today
  • "When a Company's Founder Needs to Step Back from Daily Operations" by Jay W. Vogt, Founder of Peoplesworth, in Family Business Magazine Online

To receive a complimentary copy of any of these articles, visit the author's web site or reply to this email. For direct links to all our thought leaders' websites, click: http://www.thoughtleading.com/clients.htm


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