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

One's destination is never a place but rather a new way of looking at things.
—Henry Miller

The world is wide. I will not waste my life in friction when it could be turned into momentum.
—Frances Willard

No one has a finer command of language than the person who keeps his mouth shut.
—Sam Rayburn

thought leader university...
...Ken speaks TWICE in January 2005!

"Effective Writing to Increase Your Visibility"
Wednesday, January 5, 2005, 6:30 - 8:30 PM, CEG, Bedford MA
Co-Sponsored by IMCNE and the Center for Entrepreneurial Growth
For details or to register, click here: http://www.imcne.org/events/2005/ceg_010505.html

"Thought Leading: The Art of Separating Yourself from the Pack!"
Wednesday, January 12, 2005, 6 PM Dinner Session
NEWBO (New England Women Business Owners), Newton MA
(PS: Men welcome!!!)
Click here for further details, directions and to register: http://www.thoughtleading.com/calendar.htm

thoughts and actions...
...make your emails make your point!

A recent study by Stitelman Associates found that the average professional spends over two hours a day on e-mail, and 25 % or more of that time is WASTED! So consider these questions:

If you answered yes to any of these questions, you need to make some changes. Emails should work for you, not against you. For details on how to acquire "email solutions," send a request to us at

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• "How to Know Where You're Heading: Forecasting Done Right" by Dan Cassidy, President of Argus Consulting Ltd, in Employee Benefit Plan Review

• "What Comes After Acquisition Matters the Most" by Michael Sharp, Principal of Valpers Performance Partners Inc., in IndUS Business Journal

• "Strengthening Hospital-Physician Relationships" by Robert A. McGowan, Senior Principal, Mitretek Healthcare, in Healthcare Financial Management

• "How to Get Into the Ivy League" by Steve Pemberton and Chuck Hughes, Co-Founders of Road to College, in Next Step Magazine

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• "Not Everyone is Cut Out to Be a Leader" by Michael Shenkman Ph.D, Founder/President of Arch of Leadership, in IndUS Business Journal. This article was adapted from Michael's upcoming book The Arch and the Path, the Life of Leading Greatly (Sandia Heights Media 2005)

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• "Open Space Meeting Invokes Power of the Web" by Jay Vogt, Principal of Peoplesworth, in Indus Business Journal

• "Providing IT Support and How You Can Help" by Vin D'Amico, President of Damicon LLC, in IT Horizons

• "Protective Orders Can Raise Stakes in Patent Litigation" by Michael Rader, Associate at Wolf Greenfield, in Boston Business Journal

• Ed Walsh, Counsel at Wolf Greenfield, was quoted on the topic of open source in The Lawyers Weekly (Canadian edition)

• Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly ran a feature article on Bob Abrahamsen, Associate at Wolf Greenfield, and his recent victory in housing court

• "Preparing Your Business for Terrorism and Other Disasters" by Allen Falcon, President of Horizon Information Group, in MWorld, the Journal of the American Management Association

• "Contain Benefit Costs by Letting Employees Identify What Really Matters" by Judy Melanson, Vice President with Chadwick Martin Bailey Inc., in Employee Benefit Plan Review