• thoughts you should know… great quotes
• thoughtleader university… why publish?
• thoughts and actions… why original research?
• welcome... to our newest thoughtleaders
• thoughtleader spotlight… kudos to our thoughtleaders for their recent victories

 

thoughts and actions...
...why original research?

Successful thoughtleaders understand the value of original research even if they don't always feel like they have time to conduct it. Yet like publishing and public speaking, original research can add tremendously to your “thoughtleading portfolio.”

To learn more about the “why” of original research, plus free advice from an expert on the “how,” click here for an article by research expert Michael K. Norris: “Three Reasons to Conducts Original Research” http://www.thoughtleading.com/research_article.htm

 

welcome...
...to our newest thoughtleaders

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

• Jeff Starfield and his company CD\Works were profiled in an article called “Duplicating Success” in Boston Business Journal

• "360 Degree View Promises Value" by Lisa Dennis, Principal, Knowledgence Associates, in Women's Business Magazine

• Three attorneys at Wolf, Greenfield were interviewed by The Boston Globe about the rise of stem cell issues as a new legal specialty: Tim Oyer, Chair of the Chemical Practice Group; John Van Amsterdam, a patent expert in the biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and molecular biology; and Maryanne Trevisan, a member of the firm’s Biotechnology Group.

• “Blogging Can Be a Simple, Strategic Business Tool” by Vin D’Amico, President of Damicon LLC, in his monthly column “Virtual Business” for IndUS Business Journal

• “Getting Your IT Systems to Work Together: It’s Not a Technical Issue” by Steve Lipka, Managing Principal at Avatar Strategic Partners, in AWWA Journal

• “When Size Matters, Team Up” by Elaine Crowley, President of The Crowley Group, in The Independent Consultant

• Jason Honeyman, Managing Partner of Wolf Greenfield, was quoted in IP Law360 about how IP boutiques are thriving

• “Megatrends in Retirement Planning” by Dan Cassidy, President of Cassidy Retirement Group, in Employment Relations Today, an article based on Dan’s book, A Manager’s Guide to Strategic Retirement Plan Management (John Wiley & Sons)

• “Writing GUI Requirements for Medical Device Companies” by Dave Vogel, President of Intertech Engineering Associates, in Mass High Tech

• “Debunking the Seven Public Speaking Myths” by Suzanne Bates, President of Bates Communications, in Mass High Tech, an article based on Suzanne’s book Speak Like a CEO: Secrets for Commanding Attention and Getting Results (McGraw-Hill), which has now been translated into Russian and Chinese

• “Why IT Systems Have Become the New Utility” by Charles Nault, Chair of Atrion Networking Corporation, in CRM Magazine Online. Charlie also published an article on this topic in The Independent Consultant.

• Michael Siekman, a member of the firm’s Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, Interference, and Litigation Groups, and Patrick Waller, member of the Biotechnology Group, were interviewed by Drug Discovery and Development Magazine about upcoming IP issues in 2007

• Ilan Barzilay, a member of the Litigation Practice Group at Wolf Greenfield, was quoted in Boston Business Journal on the “YouTube” case

• Michael Shenkman, President of the Arch of Leadership, was featured in an article in Restaurant Hospitality about leader mentoring. Michael’s comments are expanded upon in his book, The Arch and the Path: the Life of Leading Greatly (Sandia Heights Media).

• “New E-Discovery Rules Change Realities of Patent Litigation” by Adam Kessel, an Associate in the Litigation Practice Group at Wolf Greenfield, in New England In- House Counsel. Adam was interviewed on the subject of e-discovery in Legal Times.

• “Preventive Measures: How to Build Them and Support Them ” by Linda Watson, President of Whirlaway Group LLC, in her monthly column in HR Fact Finder. Linda also published “ Well-Written Company Policies and Procedures a Must-Have in a Multi-Cultural Environment” in her monthly column for Managing Diversity

• “Using Results-Driven Backplanning to Improve Strategic Implementation” by Nick Craig, Managing Principal of Potentia Consulting, in Employment Relations Today

• “Maverick Selling: To Build a Better Client Base, Try Counterintuitive Sales Techniques” by Ken Lizotte CMC, our Chief Imaginative Officer (CIO) and Patricia Coate, our West Coast Manager, in The Independent Consultant. Ken and Patricia also delivered a presentation on this topic to management consultants attending IMC USA’s Confab in Reno, Nevada.