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Turning Experts into Thoughtleaders

thoughtnotes

September 7, 2007

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In this issue:

 

thoughts you should know...
...idiot quiz #3

So you think you know it all? You’d be a sure winner on Jeopardy, right, if only they’d hand you a signaling device? OK then… let’s find out! Here’s our latest installment of Idiot Quiz:

  • In baseball, how many outs are there in an inning?
  • Divide 30 by ½ and add 10. What is the answer?
  • A farmer has 17 sheep and all but 9 die. How many are left?
  • How far can a dog run into the woods?
  • What was the US President’s name in 1950?
Scroll to bottom of kudos list for answers.


thoughtleader university...
...o captain, my captain

For you fans of thoughtleaders in bygone days, our Apprentice Chloe Lizotte has produced a 2-minute video based on poet Walt Whitman’s “O Captain, My Captain,” which she filmed at Walden Pond . So take a 2-minute history break from your busy workday… you won’t regret it!


thoughts and actions...
...articles about articles

Do you sometimes wonder how publishing articles can improve your business and professional success? Here are 4 recently published articles by our members of our team that we know can offer you some answers:

“The Benefits of Regularly Publishing Articles” by emersongroup Publishing Assistant Michaela St. Onge, published on Top-Consultant.com. NOTE: Included in Michaela’s article are quotes from some of our very own client thoughtleaders. Click here to read: http://www.top-consultant.com/UK/Editorial/articles.asp

“Articles Are Great Marketing Tools: How to Write Your Article and Get It Published” by emersongroup PR Czar Henry Stimpson, published by B2B Marketing Trends. Click here to read: http://b2bmarketingtrends.com/abstract.asp?id=297&groupid=10

“Getting Your Article Ideas Published” by emersongroup CIO (Chief Imaginative Officer) Ken Lizotte, published by PR Crossing.This one’stailored to our readers in the PR community. Click here to read: http://www.prcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=250070

"Maximizing the Power of Your Published Articles” by emersongroup Admin Scribe Madeline Vellturo, published in Indus Business Journal. NOTE: Madeline has just left us for a 4-year “sabbatical” at Bryn Mawr (actually, her college education!). During Madeline’s 18 months with us, she conducted research for thoughtleader projects, kept our office procedures running smoothly and wrote and published this article about how to leverage your published articles for business success. “Click here to read: http://www.thoughtleading.com/mvellturo_Maximizing_IBJ0407.pdf

Hungry for more articles about publishing articles? Visit the “published articles” section of our website and choose from our menu. Look too for articles on book publishing and public speaking! Click here to read: http://www.thoughtleading.com/articles_home.htm

 

welcome...
...to our newest thoughtleaders

Dr. Sanford Finkel, geriatric psychiatrist and expert witness for probate and will dispute cases and. Sandy also founded the American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry and co-founded the International Psychogeriatric Association.

MarketCulture Strategies, a consulting firm specializing in “igniting profitability through customer value”

 


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

  • Articles in both The Wall Street Journal and Fortune Magazine about issues relating to what companies must do to find and retain high-level professionals contained quotes from Barry Shulman, Founder of Shulman Associates Executive Search.
  • “Human Factors: Software User Interface Requirements for Medical Devices” by Dave Vogel, President of Intertech Engineering Associates, in Medical Device & Diagnostic Magazine
  • Nancy Miriam Hawley and Jeffrey McIntyre, Co-Founders of Enlignment, signed a contract with WBiz Books for their book “Intimate Leadership.” Miriam also published “Beyond Success: You’ve Made It – Now What?” in Women’s Business Boston.
  • “The True Costs of 401K Plans” by Kendall Storch CFP, Director of Retirement Services at Longfellow Benefits Associates. Kendall ’s article was accepted for publication in an upcoming issue of Employee Benefits Plan Review.
  • “Costs Can Mount Fast for System Downtime” by Tim Hebert, CEO of Atrion Networking Corporation,in Providence Business News
  • “Who’s Really Responsible for Assuring the Growth of Good New Jobs?” by Jerry Vieira, President and Founder of The QMP Group, Inc, in Industry Week Online
  • “Failing to Execute is Why Most Companies Fail” by Timothy Swords, Managing Principal of T. Swords and Associates, in IndUS Business Journal
  • “Look to the Private Market to Find Good Business Buys” by Bill Mueller, Founder of Strategic Business Ownership, in Boston Business Journal
  • “The 14 Most Commonly Asked Questions about Health Insurance Self Funding” by Jim Edholm, President of Business Benefits Insurance in Benefits & Compensation Solutions. Jim also published his article “Health Plan Provisions Save Businesses Cash” in IndUs Business Journal.
  • Michael T. Siekman, Shareholder at Wolf Greenfield, was quoted by Law.com in the article “Patent Reform Finds Traction”
  • “Avoid Five Traps of Organizational Change” by Renate Rooney, Founder and President of RCR Associates, in IndUS Business Journal. Renate also recently published “You Can Operate Like a ‘Big Player’” in Women’s Business Magazine and “Does Your Practice Need a Change?” in The Independent Consultant
  • “Legacy Devices and Software Regulatory Compliance” by Bob Barrett, Principal Engineer at Intertech Engineering Associates, in Medical Design Magazine
  • “Make a Name in Business… on a Budget” by Suzanne Bates, President of Bates Communications, in Women’s Business Magazine
  • “Network Access Control Becomes Critical Function” by Chris Poe, Technology Director for Atrion Networking Corporation, in IndUS Business Journal
  • John McQuaig, CPA, CMC and his family were featured in an article entitled, “Adventure Travel for Families Snowballs: Boomers Take the Kids on Hiking, Biking and Multisport Vacations” in USA Today. John is author of the new book Parallel Peaks: Business Insights While Climbing the World’s Highest Mountains ( HRD Press, 2007).
  • A media alert announcing the tenth anniversary of Cassidy Retirement Group was posted on multiple business news websites. Dan Cassidy, Founder and President of the firm, is author of A Manager’s Guide to Strategic Retirement Plan Management (Wiley).
  • “Forget Retiring, Senior Executives Need to Lead” by Michael Shenkman, President of Arch of Leadership, in IndUS Business Journal
  • “The Angry Client: Your Practice’s Best Friend” by Chuck Dennis, Principal of Knowledgence Associates, in The Independent Consultant
  • Atrion Networking was featured in an article about its services to its client Judicial Technology Center in the publication Government Computer News
  • Jim Foster, Shareholder at Wolf Greenfield, was quoted by IP Frontline in the article “Patent Lawsuits: New ‘Obviousness’ Decisions Alter Strategy”
  • “Company Support for iPhone Complex but Possible” by Vin D’Amico, President of Damicon LLC, in his monthly column in IndUS Business Journal. Vin also published “Data ‘Mashups’ Add Twist to Business Intelligence” in a follow-up issue.

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 our thoughtleaders' websites, click: http://www.thoughtleading.com/clients.htm

Idiot Quiz #3 Answers:

  1. There are 6 outs in an inning – both teams get to go up to bat.
  2. 70. 30 divided by ½ is 60.
  3. 9 sheep are left. Remember, we said “all BUT 9 die.”
  4. Halfway. When he gets beyond halfway he’s running OUT of the woods.
  5. George W. Bush: his name has been George W. Bush his entire life!


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