News & Insights 10 Oct 2024 The Parking Lot: Rediscovering Ideas and Gaining Focus. In meetings, one discipline I've found invaluable is the use of a "parking lot." This is a designated space on… Jamie Michelson
News & Insights 01 Oct 2024 Capping This Tigers Season When I was in college, there was a brief fashion trend that had us wearing our sweatshirts inside out.… Jamie Michelson
News & Insights 19 Sep 2024 The Umpire Strikes Back My first job was when I was in middle school—umpiring girls' softball. I had a mask, a little brush to sweep home… Jamie Michelson
News & Insights, Podcasts 06 Sep 2024 06 Sep 2024 Generation Excellence Episode 58 – David Maricich In this insightful conversation David shares his unique journey into Maricich from an early career in the music business. In… Jamie Michelson
News & Insights 30 Aug 2024 Excellence in Education Last fall I wrote about cleaning out my late parent’s home and finding an overdue library book. I also discovered… Jamie Michelson
News & Insights, Podcasts 22 Aug 2024 22 Aug 2024 Generation Excellence Episode 57 – Jodie Kaufman Davis Adaptive leadership, relationships, and technology. Can we have them all? Jodie Kaufman Davis, Executive VP of H.W. Kaufman Group, a… Jamie Michelson
News & Insights 13 Aug 2024 Meet Me in the Middle In an episode from the final season of Curb Your Enthusiasm, Larry David coined yet another memorable catchphrase: "middling." During a… Jamie Michelson
News & Insights 30 Jul 2024 Through the Looking Glass My wife and I recently spent a delightful day at Greenfield Village, a wonderful new SMZ client. One of the… Jamie Michelson
News & Insights, Podcasts 25 Jun 2024 25 Jun 2024 Generation Excellence Episode 56 – Matt Rossetti Matt Rossetti is a third-generation architect and President/CEO of Detroit-based Rossetti, an architecture, interior design and urban planning organization that… Jamie Michelson
News & Insights, Podcasts 28 May 2024 28 May 2024 Generation Excellence Episode 55 – Andy Goldberg Andrew (Andy) Goldberg is an experienced attorney and voracious consumer of books and podcasts. Only fitting he joins this podcast… Jamie Michelson