Some Families & Little Kids Need YOUR Help!
Let’s face it – you’re pretty fortunate. You’re reading this by accessing the Internet over your laptop while sitting in the comfort of your home drinking your Starbucks quad shot venti caramel macchiato. Imagine NOT being able to pay for Internet access. Imagine NOT having your laptop. Imagine NOT being in your home because you [...]
Train Them Now or Lose Them Later
A friend of mine was lamenting the current economic environment. He bemoaned budget cuts at his company and the lack of opportunities for professional development. He also said something truly alarming: “Our management team is so focused on just making the numbers that they’re not investing in developing their people.” (Incidentally, I think making the [...]
Happy Bloggiversary! A Leadership Principles Blast from the Past
Happy Bloggiversary! A year. Wow. This blog has been around for a year now (and I’m sure some of you will go check the original post dates and say “it started in OCT 07″ but I backdated some of the original posts…). It’s been a wonderful learning experience and I’ve met a ton of wonderful [...]
Upcoming Event: thoughtLEADERS Webinar Series
I’m happy to announce a four-part series of webinars being presented in partnership with The Ohio State University Alber Enterprise Center! The webinar series is Universal Business Skills That Advance YOU and Your Organization. Back by popular demand, we’re offering the first webinar in this series again on October 3 at 2:30PM EST! The best [...]
New Book Recommendation – The New Gold Standard
Heads up all of you who love to better understand customer service as well as those of you who love to read! Dr. Joseph Michelli (author of The Starbucks Experience) has released his newest book on The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company. The book is called The New Gold Standard: 5 Leadership Principles for Creating a Legendary [...]
Forbes Business and Finance Blog Network Update
The Forbes.com blog network launch is approaching. Here’s some “official” information from the Forbes team. NEW YORK, NY (March 24, 2008) – Today Forbes.com, home page for the world’s business leaders, announced the creation of a Business and Finance Blog Network, comprised of a community of pre-screened, influential business and financial blogs. (Mike’s editorial comment: [...]
Upcoming Event: Leadership Excellence 2008 – Chicago April 30 – May 1
Mike will be speaking at the Jacob Fleming Leadership Excellence 2008 Conference April 30th/May 1st in Chicago. The working title of the presentation is “You can’t lead if you can’t communicate!” The presentation is on the first day of the conference. thoughtLEADERS, LLC is a co-sponsor of the event. This five star conference will bring [...]
Upcoming Event April 4th in Columbus!
If you enjoy the blog, come see me speak live! I’ll be presenting a session on thoughtLEADERSHIP at Sparkspace on Friday, April 4th from 8AM to 10AM. The best part – admission is FREE! For more information on the session and to learn about how to register, click “Read more!” below. The session is on [...]
