I LOVE THIS BOOK!

 by Gary Vaynerchuk

I reviewed his first book Crush It in my May 2010 ezine and enjoyed this book just as much. The author talks about how companies of all sizes can scale personal one-on-one attention to their entire customer base, using social media platforms that carry consumer word of month. He has compelling evidence that we are entirely in a new business era that will not be about your advertising dollars but more about how companies can prove they care about their customers more than the competition. I particularly liked his assertion that one day every company will have a CCO, Chief Culture Officer, whose job will be to keep track of the needs of every single employee, and not in the HR sense. They will keep track of their needs, not through empty pep talks and token gifts but through individualized goal setting, strategizing for the future and constant confirmation that the employee is satisfied.    

I love this book!!

Join me and some of my fabulous friends for fun and informative tele-conversations!

Don't miss the next tele-conversation on  

Friday, September 16th 12:00 noon CST.

 No cost, no obligation. Just  CLICK HERE to register.    

TELE-CONVERSATION WITH JUDITH GLASER

  Leadership Lessons from "42 Rules for Creating WE"

JUDITH E. GLASER started out her career at the age of 11 months when she was inducted into the Ripley's Believe It or Not Hall of Fame for balancing on one foot on her father's hand. Judith continues to apply her 'balancing skills' to her work with executives and their organizations. She now calls herself an organizational anthropologist - which means she digs around in other people's dirt - discovers gems more valuable and worth more than their owners ever realized - and helps them reframe, reorganize, restructure, and refocus people minds, hearts and relationships so they can become more successful than they ever imagined. She believes that evolution has designed us to be "WE-centric" Leaders. We know how to inspire others, we know how to collaborate, and we know how to innovate - but sometimes things go wrong. Join us to find out the secrets that tens of thousands of leaders around the globe are learning from Judith.  

What you will learn...

�     How to transform relationships

�     How to to get inside some else's secret fantasy world (this is not a sexual act)

�     How to change the trajectory of your future

BIZ BYTES  

CREATIVE CAPTIONS

I love creativity and as a wordsmith I love double entendres, alliteration, onomato... whatever the heck that one was. One of my quirky habits is collecting names of businesses that display any of the above. Here are two of my favorites:

SHOE-BE-DOO STORIES

This month's shoe from The Mikki Collection at Atelier Shoes...  

Announcing The Samantha..debuting my Fall shoe collection with a tribute to "my Sam."

Most of you, if you know me, you know Sam. Some of you have never met her but you know of her - you've seen our crazy pictures together at the end of my ezine, you've spoken to her on the phone, seen her at my parties or just know that behind every successful woman is a "Sam."  She is my Director of Everything and I really didn't know how apt that title was when I bestowed it upon her early on...she truly is!   

And above all else, she is my friend. We have worked alongside each other for almost six years; we have challenged each other by our different communication styles but always holding the vision of what a great team we are. We've shared great joys (when she got her first book contract) and losses (as I held my lovable Brat before they put him to sleep), and we've laughed...oh how we've laughed!

I chose this shoe to be named after her because it is classy and sassy like "my Sam."  

For pricing or ordering the shoes, go to www.ateliershoes.com/mikki 

WONDERFUL WEBSITEings

I come across so many and so many are shared with me that I thought I'd share with you.     

  www.mindgenius.com
Have you heard of or used mind mapping? Check out
this website. It's very intuitive.

Enjoy a quote each month from my new book - some funny, some poignant, some professional, some just darn cute!   

Intelligence is learning from your own mistakes, wisdom is learning for the mistakes of others.

Arthur D. Rosenberg   

Order the book today! 

MILLENNIAL INSIGHTS

TITILLATING TRIVIA

HE WHO LAUGHS...LASTS!

SOCIAL MEDIA GURU GUY

Dave's formal title is President, Dialog Consulting Group.

From 2005 to 2009 he was CEO of TalkShoe, a social media company now serving more than one million monthly listeners...and the fabulous company I use to produce my monthly teleseminars.

A Tool For Finding People  

You probably use Google many times a day. What if there was a comparable tool for finding people? Actually, there is, although most people don't think of it or use it in this way. It's called LinkedIn, a network of 125,000,000 business professionals.  

Salespeople: What if you could find a boatload (a technical term meaning hundreds) of CEOs, or any other specific job title, within 50 miles of you? LinkedIn makes it possible to find and connect with these target customers. It's the Advanced People Search tool and it's free.  

Login to LinkedIn and look for People Search in the upper right. Click the "Advanced" button next to that box. Then search for "people" based on any combination of the following attributes:  

First and/or Last Name  

Job Title  

Current or Past Company (great for recruiting and for gaining competitive insights)  

School  

Keyword (imagine the value given that you're essentially searching people's online resumes)  

Location (by country or by ZIP Code radius)  

Language  

Industry  

LinkedIn Groups (joining a group expands your network)  

Relationship (especially valuable for reaching people 1 or 2 degrees of separation from you)  

And those are just the free options. Pony up for the premium service and unlock a whole lot more. LinkedIn can also show you who knows whom. Use your connections to get introduced to people. But instead of using LinkedIn introduction tools, I recommend connecting IRL; meaning In Real Life. Even in this crazy social networking age, pick up the phone and ask your connections (presumably people you actually know) to orchestrate three-way coffees or lunches with the people you want to meet. I like your chances relative to the salespeople who are still cold calling.

 THE HAPPY COOKER

MIKKI'S MANTRA

  INSPIRATIONS

Let the world always remember,  

That fateful day in September, 

And the ones who answered duties call,  

Should be remembered by us all.  

Who left the comfort of their home,  

To face perils as yet unknown,  

An embodiment of goodness on a day,  

When men's hearts had gone astray.

Sons and daughters like me and you,  

Who never questioned what they had to do,  

Who by example, were a source of hope,  

And strength to others who could not cope.

Heroes that would not turn their back,  

With determination that would not crack,  

Who bound together in their ranks,  

And asking not a word of thanks.  

Men who bravely gave their lives,  

Whose orphaned kids and widowed wives,  

Can proudly look back on their dad,  

Who gave this country all they had.  

Actions taken without regret,  

Heroisms we shall never forget,  

The ones who paid the ultimate price,  

Let's never forget their sacrifice.  

And never forget the ones no longer here,  

Who fought for the freedoms we all hold dear,  

And may their memory never wane,  

Lest their sacrifices be in vain.

 ---Alan W. Jankowski 

MIKKI ON THE MOVE

Check out where Mikki will be speaking and piggyback your company or association event. Or just invite her to dinner or shopping!

Click here for her calendar:   

Mikki On The Move

September 22-24, 2011 in Chicago

Why Should You Come to Speakers School?

REGISTER NOW! 

 Day One: Presentation Skills

Day Two: Learning Lab

(Your opportunity to practice what you learned in Day One. You must have completed Day One to participate.)

Day Three: Getting Booked

Speakers School is for people at all levels; novices, wannabes, CEOs, professionals or anyone who needs to improve their communication skills.  

And who doesn't?    

Upcoming Speakers Schools:

September 22-24, 2011

February 23-25, 2011 

 REGISTER NOW!  

OR...BRING SPEAKERS SCHOOL TO YOUR COMPANY - IT'S A  GREAT VALUE.   

EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IS THE CORNERSTONE TO SUCCESS.

Help your employees improve their presentation skills, whether they're

speaking in front of a group or in a one-on-one situation.  

Successful business people know it's important to have an edge these days, and Speakers School provides that with Mikki's how-to techniques you can use, not theories you'll forget. Excellent communication skills set you and your staff apart and help take your business to the next level.

CALL NOW FOR MORE DETAILS: 312.664.8447 

OR SEND AN EMAIL TO REQUEST MORE INFORMATION.

VISIONARY VOLUNTEERISM

Visionary - adjective (esp. of a person), thinking about or planning the future with imagination or wisdom   

I speak of volunteerism is my speeches. I tell stories to inspire and challenge audiences to volunteer as individuals, as responsible business and community leaders. as parents/grandparents, and to get their children involved early. By the way, volunteerism is the number one way to raise self-esteem. What are you doing in this visionary effort? Each month I will give you a link to a site where you can volunteer. Please send me a link to your favorite volunteer opportunity to post.

www.dosomething.org  

This is the place to shop around for a cause that fires you up. Learn about causes that matter here and take action!

MIKKI WILLIAMS, CSP