A Think Tank For Executives
Fall 2007
In This Issue

Read on to hear more about two of our members and the changes that they've been making to do "what matters" in their business and their lives.

dommertphillips
Musings on Mission, Management and Marriage


dommertphillips, an award-winning interpretive planning and exhibit design firm, was born in 1996, the first child of partners Alice Dommert and Andrew Phillips.

Initially, they built their business doing parallel work — his primary interest was architecture, hers was museum exhibition planning and design. Or, as Andrew describes, “I focused on the container, she on the contents.”

For the full article click here.

Mark your calendars for our next "Un-Networking" event - "Swimming with the Sharks"

Our next "Un-Networking" event - "Swimming with the Sharks" will be held on Friday, February 29th from 7:30am to 10:30am at Adventure Aquarium in Camden, NJ. Join us as we review the results from our second annual growth survey of small businesses in the Greater Philadelphia region and learn from a panel of seasoned CEO's as we hear about the ups...and the downs...of being an entrepreneur and a business leader. More to come shortly...

Greetings!

As we wind down to the end of the year, with the frenetic pace that typically accompanies the holidays, keeping your perspective can be a challenge, let alone trying to remember to give thanks for our blessings - and our opportunities. Hopefully the articles and links provided here can help you to remember to focus on what matters - and have some fun and celebrate too. Please share your feedback, comments and suggestions by E-mail.

And if you've forgotten how to have fun, Dave Raymond, one of our members and the Emperor of Fun and Games for Raymond Entertainment, has a great article that just might remind you.

Why have Fun at Work

Make your workplace more fun: Increase your productivity and your bottom line!

Ahhh, fun at work - what a great idea. So why aren’t we doing it? In August 2007, Inc. magazine proclaimed “FUN! It’s the New Core Value." CNN’s “Fit Nation” highlighted our company, The Fun Department, delivering Fun to ING Direct saying that Fun at work is healthy and will increase over-all productivity! Music to my ears and in celebration of that validation I decided to write this article that answers the 10 most frequently asked questions about Fun at work.

For the full article click here.

Inspirational Tapes, Movies, and even something from YouTube

In honor of the season, we'd also like to share two of our new favorite websites with you. For wonderful inspirational tapes and movies, check out www.simpletruths.com. For the movies link, click here and take a look at "DASH" - to help you remember what's really important.

And for a really good laugh when holiday stress starts to get the best of you - especially if you are a parent or have been parented by one - check out the Mom's Overture on YouTube.


Congratulations to our members and clients, Chris Burkhard and Ralph Cetrulo

Congratulations to Chris Burkhard, President of the CBI Group
We would like to recognize CEO Think Tank® member Chris Burkhard, President of the CBI Group, which made the Inc. 5000 list.
They were 50 on the consulting industry list. CBI Group was also one of the top 15 companies on the 'Best in the Business' list for Delaware small companies. We'd also like to congratulate them on making the Philadelphia 100 list in 2007. Great Job!

Click here for the Inc. 5000 results.

Congratulations to Ralph Cetrulo, Managing Director of Cetrulo & Morgan Group
Congratulations to Ralph Cetrulo, Managing Director of Cetrulo & Morgan Group for making the Philly 100 list. Please click here to visit their website.

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