 "Don Sheelen has been described as part Peter Drucker and part Peter Pan - he approaches creativity with the discipline of a management scientist and the imagination of a child."
- The Wall Street Journal
Don Sheehan has been included in many web pages, here are some links.
http://www.includipedia.com/wiki/Vacuum_cleaner
http://www.includipedia.com/wiki/Innovation
http://www.includipedia.com/wiki/Motivation
http://www.includipedia.com/wiki/Public_relations
http://www.includipedia.com/wiki/Strategic_Management
http://www.includipedia.com/wiki/Innovator
You can also find out what he's up to on his LinkedIn profile at:
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/don-sheelen/8/537/7b9
"Watching Don Sheehen lead is like watching Vince Lombardi coach - both know where they're going and how they're going to get there." - Time Magazine
Entrepeneurship
"An entrepreneur without passion is like a enuch without charm, both are seeking the prize, but neither is equipped properly."
"Entrepreneurs don't just find opportunities lying around waiting to be discovered; they search for voids in markets and problems in need of solutions and then they come up with realistic solutions to those problems"
http://www.naymz.com/search/don/sheelen/1574313
Bureaucracy
"Is what you build when you can't build something worthwhile"
Pricing
"If you don't have your arms completely around pricing, your leaving critical incremental profits on the table"
Communication
"Never argue with a stupid person" (formulated after many meetings with a Sears Buyer) Donald Sheelan to this day stands by this point, as should everyone else.
Intellect
"The single brain cell is the ultimate hot date; smart, good looking and ready to reproduce"
Baldness Cure
'I'm creating a cure for this terrible malady; so far, my graphs show my time line losing to my hair line"
Planning
"Precise execution is the linchpin of any effective plan"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planning
Public Relations
"Examples of the knowledge that may be required in the professional practice of public relations include communication arts, psychology, social psychology, sociology, political science, economics, and the principles of management and ethics. Technical knowledge and skills are required for opinion research, public issues analysis, media relations, direct mail, institutional advertising, publications, film/video productions, special events, speeches, and presentations." Donald Sheelen has written many papers and studies on the effect of good and bad PR.
http://new7.info/?title=Public_relations
Motivation
"If a business wants its people to make a lot of money for them, then it must set high standards and give employees something they can get excited about."
http://marvelouspoint.blogspot.com/2007/12/motivation.html
Public Speaking
"The National Speakers Association(NSA) is the leading organization for professional speakers. NSA's thousands of members include experts in a variety of industries and disciplines, who reach audiences as trainers, educators, humorists, motivators, consultants, authors, and more"
Innovation
"Innovation is the lifeblood of any organization." Shee emphasizes that "without it, not only is there no growth, but, inevitably, a slow death."
Golf
"There's a lot of stress when you step up to the tee - a pressure to perform.''
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DEFD8103AF93AA35754C0A96E948260&sec=&spon
If you go to this link, you can see what people even in Asutralia are saying about Don Sheelen! |