Check out the FB group or @cookoutctown to stay up to date on all of the fun that is happening in the world of Cookout Cleveland.
Also, does anyone know Wilde and Fee? I’d like to talk to them about broadcasting from a community cookout during the week of Cookout Cleveland.
Thanks!
Bob
Congratulations on making Cleveland Pizza Week a success and thank you for giving the local economy a little “boost”. I ran into other pizza week goers around town and many told me that they tried new pizza locations for the first time.
What we accomplished in less than three weeks:
1. Over 240 followers on Facebook
2. Over 70 followers on Twitter
3. Coverage on many blogs
4. A conversation of Cleveland Pizza Week on Q104
5. Friends gathered around pizza and engaged in dialogue
Stay tuned for future food weeks and do not hesitate to contact us (clevelandpizzaweek@gmail.com) with suggestions on types of foods that Clevelanders should focus on! You can continue to follow us on Facebook (Cleveland Pizza Week) and Twitter (ctownpizzaweek) for updates.
Enjoy,
Cleveland Pizza Week Fan Club
Ohio State will be playing in the Fiesta Bowl this evening. There is nothing like watching TBDBITL perform Script Ohio in person but I’ll have to rely on a CD tonight.
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Many great things are on my plate for 2009. Challenging work projects with several fun social activities tossed in for good measure…stay tuned!
The Plain Dealer will run a story tomorrow about the Creative People that Northeast Ohio lost in 2008. Who would be on your list? Would you only include people in the traditional “creative” sense? How about the entrepreneurs who helped build businesses in NEO or the business leaders who led their organizations through troubled waters?
One day into my two-week, 14-post commitment, and I am already behind by one. I need to take Cliff Lee’s advice to not get behind in the count…so today there will be posts for Friday, Saturday, AND Sunday.
BTW, this post does not count but the next three do!
Go Tribe, Buckeyes, and Browns!
Bob
Thanks to Slackonomics auther Lisa Chamberlain for bringing this to my attention. Turns out that the office cubicle was introduced to the masses by Herman Miller in July of 1968. A few other notable activities that took place in 1968 include: London Bridge sold for $1mm (later erected in Arizona); installed televisions reach 25 million units in the U.S.; and finally, the Big Mac, 911 phone system, the first ATM, and the Boeing 747 are introduced.
As I have never worked in a cubicle I feel kind of left out of the fun. I’ve heard that they can be made “cool” but also read that they have their own survival guide…eeks!
So, to all my cubicle friends, enjoy the cubicle culture but remember that your personal phone conversations are not that personal.
~Bob
BTW, Lisa’s new book, Slackonomics, writes about generation X and looks like a good read.
The City Club of Cleveland, the oldest continuous free speech forum in the country, now has a group on LinkedIn. Click HEREto join the group if you’re a friend of the City Club. No need to be a member to join the group on LinkedIn as the City Club is open to everyone and anyone.
Keep an eye out in the future as the City Club continues to reach new audiences utilizing different technologies. I was recently elected to the City Club New Leaders Board (those under the age of 40) as the Outreach Chair and will be focused on this effort along with the City Club staff. Have an idea on how the City Club can be more effective in reaching out to the Greater Cleveland world? Let me know…I’d love to hear it…
Enjoy!
If you’ve been staying up past midnight watching the Indians you will understand this post.
The national broadcasters from TBS (and now FOX) have said over and over again that the success the Indians are experiencing is a direct result of the investment that Mark Shapiro (and the Dolan’s) made in young talent. Anyone watching the Indians recently would have a hard time not agreeing with that theory. The team has grown up together, has gelled together, understands each others’ strengths (and weaknesses), and is generally viewed by the national audience as one big family. This is probably their biggest strength moving forward and each player touches upon it in their post-game interviews. Talk about a well defined culture!
What did I mean by the title of this post? Well, investing in younger talent for your business is very similar to what Mark Shapiro has been doing over the past six years. Mark has been growing a foundation that has led his organization to the next level year after year. Building a base of young talent in your organization is equally as vital to your success in both the short-term AND long-term. This talent is able to bring a new way of thinking to current practices and will grow (or “gel”) with others in the company as they move into leadership positions.
It has been said time and time again to me that this region (Northeast Ohio) needs to invest more in the future leadership (business, civic, etc.). I would agree to a certain point but prefer to encourage those graduating (or early in their career) to step up and raise their hand. You would be amazed at just how open the “established leadership” is to involving an “emerging leader.” That being said, I look forward to more Northeast Ohio businesses investing in the future and building their foundation of young talent.
Go Tribe!
Spero-Smith Investment Advisors, Inc. of Beachwood and thunder::tech of Cleveland are new Identifyi Hiring Partners. More information to come on these and other partners…