Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Alpha Dogs in the News
Props to Alpha Dog Norman Manye, CEO of Dorothy Lane Market, who was the subject of Keith McFarland's column on BusinessWeek online today! Keith, who is now working on his own book, wrote about Norman's incredible commitment to hiring, training, and promoting great employees. Thanks to Keith for helping get the word out about a great company and one of my all time favorite CEOs!
Speaking of favorite CEOs, Alpha Dogs great friend, Jack Mitchell, CEO of Mitchells and Richards, hosted a lovely party for us last night at Richards in Greenwich. Chris Zane donated a Trek bicycle that we raffled off and Trish Karter sent us some delicious cookies. But what we liked best of all was meeting some of Jack's employees, some of whom had been with the company for 40 years! Mitchell's is a family-owed business, with the third generation preparing to take the helm. In a company like that, it's often tough to properly prepare the next generation for leadership and foster loyalty and a sense of emotional ownership among non-family employees at the same time. But Jack has done exactly that. It's why he was my nominee for Inc. magazine's "26 Most Fascinating Entrpreneurs" list last year.
Let's hear more about what others do to "get the right people on the bus" and keep them there!
Speaking of favorite CEOs, Alpha Dogs great friend, Jack Mitchell, CEO of Mitchells and Richards, hosted a lovely party for us last night at Richards in Greenwich. Chris Zane donated a Trek bicycle that we raffled off and Trish Karter sent us some delicious cookies. But what we liked best of all was meeting some of Jack's employees, some of whom had been with the company for 40 years! Mitchell's is a family-owed business, with the third generation preparing to take the helm. In a company like that, it's often tough to properly prepare the next generation for leadership and foster loyalty and a sense of emotional ownership among non-family employees at the same time. But Jack has done exactly that. It's why he was my nominee for Inc. magazine's "26 Most Fascinating Entrpreneurs" list last year.
Let's hear more about what others do to "get the right people on the bus" and keep them there!
