Mitch's Blog

There’s a new study out as of Friday that indicates that black and white people in America think differently. Okay, that’s not really news. What also isn’t news is that many black people feel that white people know little about their real backgrounds, and probably don’t care. What is news, though, is some of the [...]

The latest edition of the TTM Newsletter, Strive To Be A Leader, is now available. If there’s anything that can start to get me upset, it’s constantly being interrupted when I’m talking. I don’t mean when someone is looking to clarify something I said, necessarily. I mean when you’re trying to say something, or ask [...]

Barack Obama is going to be the democratic nominee for president. It’s an interesting time for me, because I never thought I would see a black man as a viable candidate in my lifetime, and yet, here he is. Senator Obama is already gearing up for what he’s expecting will be a tough fight. He’s [...]

I never think about Josh Groban until I hear a song that he’s singing. He’s got an amazing voice, and I often wonder why he’s not a bigger deal than he is. Anyway, I came across a beautiful video he did that’s posted on Nick Grimshaw’s Beautiful Summer Morning blog, and rather than just posting [...]

I was reading this particular post on the Great Leadership blog, titled Ethics And Leadership, and instead of rehashing the entire tale I’m going to encourage you to click on the link and read the story for yourself. I will talk about its concept overall, though. Sometimes things just don’t go right. None of us [...]

Often I write here about what makes a good leader. Today I’m going to give a scenario of what doesn’t make a good leader. As a consultant, often I talk to a lot of people to find out what’s really going on in their work areas. Sometimes I’m surprised by what I hear; sometimes I’m [...]

I met Warren Whitlock online, first after he posted a comment on my blog, and later on Facebook, where I learned that, among his many talents, he’s also a book marketing strategist. Fascinating stuff, if you ask me. 1. What is your business? I’m involved with a variety of businesses, often taking an equity position [...]

One of my favorite songs from my youth is “Ain’t No Stopping Us Now” by McFadden and Whitehead. Truthfully, like most other kids, I knew all the lyrics of the song, but never just sat down and thought about what any of it meant. Many, many years later, it happened to hit me that this [...]

First, tonight’s newsletter, Breaking Down The Barriers To Communication, is available. Also, I forgot to post the last newsletter, People Will Leave Your Life. Read and enjoy. Wednesday night I had quite a scare. Ihad come back home on Tuesday night for a seminar on Wednesday, which was great. Then I went back to my [...]

As a management consultant, one of the toughest things to do from time to time is to find a way to get the people on my side. Well, let me clarify that one a little bit. Often, people expect one of two things from a consultant. One, they expect them to know all the answers; [...]