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thoughts and actions...
..."leverage techniques"

When publishing articles or speaking to groups, do your thoughtleading actions link up with your business development activities? If not, you have forgotten to employ “leverage techniques.”

Click here to learn about leverage techniques we advise, as well as read an article by Ken on how to tie all your thoughtleading efforts together: http://www.thoughtleading.com/deliverables_thoughtleading.htm

 

welcome...
...to our newest thoughtleaders

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

• “Software Safety for Every Phase of Software Development” by Dave Vogel, Founder and President of Intertech Engineering Associates, in Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology

• “Is Patent Litigation Worth the Headaches?” by Michael A. Albert, Shareholder Wolf Greenfield and Ilan N. Barzilay, Associate Wolf Greenfield, in Mass High Tech

• The Third Act: Writing a Great Ending to Your Screenplay by Drew Yanno, an award-winning screenplay writer and noted Boston College film studies professor, has been published by Continuum Books.

• "Eight Secrets of Successful Business Leaders Who Speak Well" by Suzanne Bates, President of Bates Communications, in Executive Forum. Suzanne’s article is based on her book Speak Like A CEO: Secrets For Commanding Attention And Getting Results (McGraw Hill), which was recently cited by basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal in a Fortune Magazine interview as the “book I’ve been reading lately,” having purchased it at an airport in China.

• “Intelligent Networks: ‘IT’ Is the New Utility and Deserves a New Approach”” by Charles Nault, Chair, Atrion Networking, in US Industry Today

• Dan Cassidy , President of Argus Consulting Ltd, for his new book A Manager’s Guide to Strategic Retirement Plan Management (Wiley) that will be the topic of his presentation to The CEO Club of Boston at the Harvard Club next week.

• “Buying or Selling Technology Licenses: Rewarding…But Beware” by Neil P. Ferraro, Shareholder at Wolf Greenfield, in Privacy & Data Security Review and also in Privacy & Data Security Law Journal.

• “Not Taught In Business Schools: How To Cultivate Creative Learning” by Michael Shenkman, President of the Arch of Leadership, in Nonprofit World Journal. This article is based on material in Michael’s book, The Arch and The Path: The Life of Leading Greatly (Sandia Heights Media).

• “Keep Your Customers from the Revolving Door” by Shelley Hall, Principal of Catalytic Management Consulting, in IndUS Business Journal

• “Risk Assessment Tools Lay the Foundation for Creating a Secure Environment for Your Employees and Customers” by Linda Watson, President of Whirlaway Group LLC, in HR Fact Finder. Linda also published “Spotting Red Flags Is Key to Corporate Security” in her monthly column for Managing Diversity

• “Hiring A Concern? Learn What Talent Magnets Do” by Carol Bergeron, Founder of Bergeron Associates, in Nonprofit World Journal

• “Make No Mistake, Capitalize on Publication” by Amanda Miller , Publishing Assistant at emerson consulting group, in Women’s Business Magazine

• An updated edition of David and Max by Gary Provost and Gail Provost Stockwell has been published by the Jewish Publication Society. The original version, published over 20 years ago, was one of three finalists for the National Jewish Book Award for Children’s Literature. This new edition was revised, according to Gail, “to handle the complex themes associated with the Holocaust for readers now living in a post 9/11 world.”

• “When Size Matters, Team Up” by Elaine Crowley, M.Ed., executive coach and organizational development consultant with The Crowley Group in The Independent Consultant

• “Getting Your IT Systems To Work Together: It’s NOT A Technical Issue” by Steve Lipka, Principal, Avatar Strategic Partners LLC, has been accepted for publication by The Journal of the American Waterworks Association

• Lewis Green, Founder & Managing Principal, L & G Business Solutions, and author of the forthcoming book Lead With Your Heart… and Your Business Will Flourish spoke on “The Fear of Networking” on Friday October 20 in Burlington Massachusetts. Lew’s talk was sponsored by IMCNE (www.imcne.org).

• “Carry-on Restrictions Have Implications for Portable Devices” by Vin D’Amico, President of Damicon LLC, in his monthly column for IndUS Business Journal

• “Ask Totally Different Questions” by Ken Lizotte, our CIO, in Business Performance Magazine. This article is adapted from Ken’s recent book, Beyond Reason: Questioning Assumptions of Everyday Life

  Idiot Quiz #1 answers:

  1. One per year.
  2. Yes, it comes right after July 3.
  3. All of them.
  4. It’s her sister. The panhandler is a woman.
  5. The man is still alive.