20,000 Members
January 17th, 2008As of this post, we have just achieved 20,000 Manager Tools members.
As Mike and I prepare to host the first international Effective Manager Conference, we’re humbled that our community has grown so large. We’re honored to be among a group of professionals working on improving themselves, their teams, and their organizations.
It’s a privilege to serve ALL of you.
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January 17th, 2008 at 1:30 am
Congratulations! And thanks!
I was trying to put that number in perspective and I could only think that that’s more students than the campus of the university I went to (ITESM-MTY). That’s a lot of enrolled “students”. I wish I had teachers like you back then.
I’m sure you have at least 20,000 grateful will-be managers and seasoned managers. I know I’m very grateful for your advice. Plus I get some laughs along the way from listening to you two when you go on tangents and soapboxes.
January 17th, 2008 at 6:15 am
I agree with smallnetd - brilliant advice and very entertaining!!!
Keep up to great work!
Cheers
Stuart.
January 17th, 2008 at 6:18 am
Congratulations and we wati for the next 20,000!!!!
PierG
http://pierg.wordpress.com
January 17th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
Dear Mike and Mark,
Indeed its a great milestone! Hats off to you both! Your contributions to the professional world will be long cherished.
Kind Regards,
Chetan
January 17th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Gentlemen,
The quality of your work and your ethical approach attracts us like flies. The real question mark: why are so many people not on board yet?
Time…only a matter of time.
-Jim+
January 17th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
Wow, that was fast from 15,000 to 20,000. I hope the trend continues.
And you guys deserve great credit for what you’re doing. I’m still astounded that you offer the information here for free. I guess about 20,000 people agree.
Congratulations Mark & Mike. You guys deserve nothing but the best.
January 18th, 2008 at 12:22 am
Great work guys! Wow, 20K. This is most impressive. I hope you continue to enjoy doing this for quite a while. I will certainly be enjoying your work!
Good luck,
Craig
January 18th, 2008 at 6:12 am
Mike and Mark,
Congratulations. Spectacular Success reflecting the commitment, quality and delivery.
Who knows, it could be 50,000 by 2010. Let us see!!.
All the very best and thanks again for making a significant impact to the betterment of the managerial community around the world.
Regards
Karthik.
Bangalore, India.
January 18th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
Congratulations Mark and Mike! Could this be the “tipping point”, when Manager Tools finally reaches into the general cultural consciousness? Hmmm….we’ll see.
As always, you guys rock. Thanks for all you do.
- Bill (member #315…I think)
January 18th, 2008 at 7:14 pm
Congratulations from downunder!!
January 18th, 2008 at 8:58 pm
Wow, that’s a big number. You guys are living your vision influencing managers around the world. 20K amazing! I look forward to toasting your success when you visit southern California.
Thank you for helping me be a better manager and all my team as well!
Ron Hurst
January 19th, 2008 at 3:12 am
It’s been a pleasure learning from you. Thanks for all your advice. I’m better prepared after every podcast.
- Derek Rogerson
January 19th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
Congratulations guys. Keep up the excellent work!
January 19th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
Enough people to fill a pro basketball arena. I always have to visualize large numbers of people like that. That’s a lot of people! Well done on having the BEST management resource around. It’s no surprise.
Jeff Lazerus
Denver, CO
MT Member #37!
January 20th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
Mark & Mike - I’ve been listening almost since the beginning, and I love the advice. Every week you have interesting and valuable things to say. You’re the best, congratulations on this huge milestone.
January 20th, 2008 at 8:25 pm
I love Jeff’s analogy. Imagine 20,000 Manager Tools members in a basketball arena; we could take over the world!
Congrats on the milestone Mike and Mark. Thank you so much for this amazing resource.
And to think, there are certainly listeners that have never registered (although there’s no reason not to). That means there are even more of us.
Proud to be member #55!
January 20th, 2008 at 11:01 pm
Congrats guys … Just one Question, how do you know what member number you are ?? Thanks Again …
January 21st, 2008 at 1:32 pm
k1w1onoe,
Log in…click on Discussion Forums…and at the top of the page you’ll find Memberlist. Click it…and start searching. Surely, there’s a shortcut…but I don’t have it!
M & M,
Congrats on hitting 20,000! I’m a longtime member and fan…and wish the two of you continued success and blessings!
Allie
MT Member #66
January 21st, 2008 at 5:57 pm
Allie-
Thanks for the kind words, and for helping a fellow member! I don’t think there’s a great shortcut, but here’s something to try. First, you’ll need a post, at least one, in the forums. Log in, and make one.
Then, you have to log out of the forums. This way, you can look at your profile and find your joined date. (If you’re logged in, your joined date doesn’t show up - it assumes you want to MODIFY your own profile.)
Go to search, type in your username for author, and then when you get to any of the posts you’ve written, click on the link that will show you your profile. That will give you your joined date.
THEN, go to memberlist, make sure “Joined Date” and “Ascending” are chosen, and use your joined date to quickly determine which page you’re on (rather than going through each page looking for your name on the entire page.) Once you’ve found the page for your day, or near to it, find your membername…and to the left of it is your member number.
We make a good team.
Mark
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:22 am
Dave brings up a great point. I listened for a few months before registering. Not really sure why I waited. I’ll be here to help welcome the 50,000th member. That’s for sure. Thanks for all you do.
January 22nd, 2008 at 5:43 pm
Congratulations! You have a way to go before MT membership plateaus. Unfortunately, most companies don’t provide much business skills training. MT is huge asset for those of us who want to be more polished. Thanks!
Alisa
January 23rd, 2008 at 9:14 pm
I agree, I’m predicting a plateau around 7 billion people.
Not that you guys aren’t great, but I can’t see you going much beyond this.
January 24th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
Thanks, Quentin … looks like we’ll just need to work a bit harder. Thanks for setting the bar high for us!
Mike
January 25th, 2008 at 2:15 am
Managers Tools give great advice, even for a rank and file IT worker like me!
If my former employer (a Forture 100 company) would have followed it I wouldn’t have quit last month.