Highlight Midwest #hm1

So, you don’t own/operate a business, participate in social media, or leverage technology on a routine basis?  Don’t attend this October 29th Kansas City event:

Focused Highlights

9:00am - 4:00pm at the Record Bar

Some of the region’s finest entrepreneurs, technologists, social media experts, and new media success stories presenting.

Emcees: Alternageek’s Christa Casebeer and Microblink’s Rob Jensen.

New Heights for Flyover States

October 29, 2008 from 5:00pm - 8:00pm at the Kauffman Center of Kansas City

A reception showcasing the entrepreneurs, innovators, and early-adopters using web technology to grow their businesses, advance their careers, and enrich the regional economy in new ways:

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1. Three of the area’s up and coming social media strategists will present an overview on how the web is changing their cities for the better and how new opportunities for innovation are expanding the importance of web-based technology in the Midwest.
2. A wrap-up panel: Where do we go from here? After a day filled with all the cool individual things that are occurring in Des Moines, Kansas City, Omaha, and the surrounding areas, we’ll discuss actionable items along the lines of “What now?“.

Emcee: Kauffman’s Vice President of Entrepreneurship, Bo Fishback.

Just so you know, those attending will enjoy a stellar panel of presenters.

{Note to organizers: Congratulations in advance for this event!  It’s already FTW!}

Love That Crimson Blue by BicMedia: Rock Chalk Jayhawk

Thanks to BicMedia “Professional Audio/Video Production”, Leawood, Kansas, we can all enjoy a little Jayhawk audio to get through the day.

While you’re here, why not click to KU’s ecard site , quick-fill in the blanks and send some KU love to your favorite sports fan, family, Memphis fan, you get the idea.

And don’t forget fun for kids; go here to download/print the pattern for Jayhawk aircraft.

“Does Your Firm Show Appreciation for Business Development Efforts?”

[Source: Tom Kane on May 2, 2007, at The Legal Marketing Blog.com] “Not all efforts for developing business result in success. And no one should expect they should. As lawyers we were trained to not make mistakes, that failure isn’t an option. Business development, if it is undertaken at all, will not always get perfect results. Too many lawyers have a problem with that. As a result they don’t try.

Others realize that legal marketing is not a perfect art. So, they try and sometimes succeed. Other times not. Notwithstanding the outcome, appreciation is a great motivator. It can keep us at the wheel trying our best. These thoughts came as a result of a post entitled “Appreciating Talent” on Tom Peters’ blog. As is equally true for law firms, he reminds us:

“We hear all the time, ‘talent is important,’ ‘our people are important,’ or ‘our greatest assets are our people.’ We know that talent is the center of organizations. Without talented people, an organization will not be successful, can’t grow, won’t have great ideas, and will not be able to execute its strategy.”

Okay, but do firms show their appreciation to these talented people. Peters goes on to tell us that in a report of a poll of its members in a recent newsletter of the National Association of Women Business Owners, “24% said praise isn’t often awarded” at their workplaces.

What a shame. Not only should successful marketing be praised and rewarded, but business development efforts by people (attorneys and staff) in every firm should be as well.”