Staff often calls me Teacher more then Boss….

Posted by Michael Michelini | May 25 2010 | Comments (13)
Man….i guess I have seen what it takes to manage workers….and from my going to other offices of companies, I notice I am not alone. Hiring someone is difficult, make sure they are qualified, they want to do the job, they are honest, and hard working....

In China 5 kinds of friends

Posted by Michael Michelini | May 23 2010 | Comments (8)
Chatting to my friend, Qui Qui (Jane) online the other day, and I thought I would share this, and maybe get some input from others. qiuqiu says: the sequence is that 1) a strange man who help you 2) understanding friend 3)bosom friend 4) intimate friend 5) a...

Small Business changes who we are

Posted by Michael Michelini | Mar 14 2010 | Comments (6)
I am waiting in the lobby of shangri la hotel in tsim sha tsui meeting my friend scott taylor from delta tau delta fraternity, he and i met in a leadership academy (2001) in west Virginia, he went to Georgia tech in atlanta – i was at Stevens tech in new...

Putting More Internal Pressure on Myself then Ever Before

Posted by Michael Michelini | Feb 25 2010 | Comments (3)
Sorry to those around me…but I am on a rampage the past couple weeks….I am just fighting like never before…..That is how I deal with things….I come at them head on.  I need to be aggressive….I didn’t come this far, all the way...

Companies are People, DISC method to evaluate

Posted by Michael Michelini | Dec 04 2009 | Comments (3)
The older i get, the more i keep realizing, companies aren’t products or services….they are groups of people fighting to grow – working hard to add value to an industry, to educate people in their following, and to build a great team. Thats why...

Interview with Friend, MBA student, Jonathan Conte

Posted by Michael Michelini | Nov 23 2009 | Comments (3)
I have been spending a lot of time with my friend Jon Conte, whom I met in ITALY back in 2003 when we were part of a scholarship program for Italian Americans to learn about their heritage in Italy…..we were both living in New York at the time, so after our...

Trusting People And Scaling a Business

Posted by Michael Michelini | Oct 27 2009 | Comments (3)
I have to admit, it has always been difficult for me to fully trust a person…..which, is the opposite many people think of me. Often i am told i trust too easily (especially what chinese people say about all foreigners), BUT i think my main difference is...

Surrounded by people working to embetter themselves

Posted by Michael Michelini | Oct 16 2008 | Comments (1)
I realize how important it is to surround yourself with good people…and I can say that I have that in my office in China. I get a good feeling in my gut when I see the work getting done each day. I realize how important it is to motivate others….understand...

How to valuate these companies???

Posted by Michael Michelini | Oct 01 2008 | Comments (2)
the more i study business and finance the more i learn its all a crapshoot….but there are 3 ways to valuate a company 1) book value times a multiple —– assets minus liabilities = book value. Then you get the multiple based on market value for...

Maybe I Should have gone to MBA school……

Posted by Michael Michelini | Aug 16 2008 | Comments (2)
Shanghai China Disco MT3 a few nights agoPast week….was a rollercoaster….emergency call from a usa customer…..next day flight to a factory (below) 2 days of negotiation….conference calls, fighting….contracts, legal consul, everyone...

Survived Cyber Monday – Who Needs an MBA?? Experience!

Posted by Michael Michelini | Nov 27 2007 | Comments (7)
Feel like I’ve passed some kind of test. Retail site New York Bar Store survived a rough couple weeks……internal employee issues…operations….chargebacks….but we manage…regroup…and move on. I remember I was thinking...

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