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Thank you for being a member of the North Shore Chamber of Commerce. We needyour input and ideas. As you know, we are constantly refining our projects and pro-grams in an effort to become a stronger business organization, working full-time toimprove the economy and quality of life in the Region.Let us know what matters to you and your firm in 2013. Please take two-minutes ofyour time and complete our 2013 Survey to help shape our agenda.

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8 Opportunities to Lead in 2013

Welcome Rob Lutts,president &CIO, CabotMoneyManagementas 2013Chairman

Our 2013 Chairman, Rob Lutts, isPresident and Chief Investment Officerfor Cabot Money Management, Inc. inSalem, MA. He is a regular contributoron CNBC, Bloomberg, and FOXBusiness News. He has also been quot-ed in leading publications, such as TheNew York Times, The Wall StreetJournal and Barron’s.

He received his MBA degree in invest-ments and finance from the University ofMassachusetts in Amherst and his bach-elor of science degree in finance andmanagement from Babson College. Heis head of the company’s InvestmentPolicy Committee and oversees a selectgroup of client accounts. Rob has takena strong interest in global research, par-ticularly China and India, and emergingmarkets in general.

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The North Shore Chamber Your Continued Voice for Business Advocacy

The Chamber is charged with reviewing key business issues, evaluat-ing their merits, determining the potential impact to Chamber membersand the community, developing positions on said issues and present-ing positions on said issues to the Chamber Board for input and/orapproval.In 2013, the Chamber will continue to strive to be proactive in its workby anticipating issues and conducting due diligence in advance of crit-ical deadlines. The goal of our issue advocacy is to help shape pub-lic policy decisions and/or public opinion on critical issues to the bestinterest of the membership and the business community.In turn, these efforts will strengthen the economic vitality of area busi-nesses and enhance the quality of life in the community. Only byfocusing through collaboration, will we have a unified “pro-business”environment, where growth prospers and the free enterprise systemreigns supreme.

Michael Ward, InsightPerformance on FoxMorning News

LOCAL EXPERT DISCUSSES HOW TOSTART THE NEW YEAR OFF ON THERIGHT FOOT: Michael Ward has a wealth ofexperience in leading high growth organiza-tions, with considerable experience in strategic,organizational, and business development.During his six year tenure as Executive VicePresident of Eastern Benefits, the employeebenefits brokerage division of Eastern Bank,

Mike grew the organization by over 900%.His firm was publicly recognized by theBoston Business Journal as the leadingemployee benefits brokerage firm in NewEngland for the emerging and mid-sized mar-ket. Click Picture above to watch Video

The North Shore Chamber ofCommerce is a strategic advocate for itsmembers in order to strengthen the eco-nomic vitality of area businesses and toenhance the quality of life in the Region.

Robert Norton (l),president and CEO,North Shore MedicalCenter and Dr. HowardGrant (r), president andCEO of Lahey Healthtalk on what’s ahead fortheir hospitals in the newyear and how our healthcare system is changingdue to the AffordableCare Act.Click Here to watch BobNorton. Click Here towatch Dr. Howard Grant.

Senator Joan B. Lovely (l) represents the2nd Essex District communities of Beverly,Danvers, Peabody, Salem and Topsfield inthe Massachusetts Legislature. Shown with Senator Lovely, who takes theseat of long-standing Senator Fred Berry, isChairman Rob Lutts, Cabot MoneyManagement and Board Member, Ed Bond,BOND Brothers Construction.Click Here to watch a video of SenatorLovely addressing the November NorthShore Chamber of Commerce Board ofDirectors Meeting.

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State Gaming Commissioner Stephen Crosby (l) is welcomed by SenateMajority Leader Fred Berry (middle) and Danvers Town Manager WayneMarquis at the Annual Dinner.

2013 Chairman Rob Lutts, president and CIO, Cabot Money Managementcongratulates Karen Andreas at the Annual Dinner Meeting for a very suc-cessful 2012 year as North Shore Chamber Chair.

Shown above at a recent Executive Breakfast are Immediate-Past Chair,Karen Andreas (r), publisher, The Salem News and Keynote SpeakerCanadian Consul Patrick Binns. Also pictured is Endicott Intern CarolinePope.

Rob Lutts (l), congratulates Tim Collins, president, EBSCO Publishing forhis accomplishment of being named a 2012 North Shore DistinguishedLeader. Also pictured is John Hall (r), past chairman, Salem Five Bank.

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Dear Residents and Business Owners in the North Shore area:

This survey is designed to assess your quality of life in the community.This study aims to find out how tourism, specifically during peak sea-sons (e.g. summer and Haunted Happenings/Halloween) affects resi-dents’ and local business owners' quality of life. Completing the surveyshould take about 5 minutes of your time. We are asking and wouldappreciate your participation in our study.

Your participation in this survey is voluntary and your response willremain confidential. We will not be able to find your name or identity inany report or presentations of this study. This survey is only for academ-ic research purposes.

To participate in the survey, please click on the link below: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3RMZ53Q

We appreciate your cooperation and participation. Your immediateresponse to this survey or at your earliest convenience would be greatlyappreciated so that we could compiling and analyzing the data accord-ingly.

This survey is conducted on behalf of Salem State University. For anyquestions regarding this survey, please contact the principal investigator,Mindy Myunghee Jeon, Ph.D. at 978 542 2382 or email mjeon@salem-state.edu .

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9 Leadership Myths & How to Overcome Them

These nine myths can ham-string you, your company,and your employees. Here'show to get beyond them.Every age has its leadershipmyths. Thousands of yearsago, the ability to lead wasthought to be conferred by thegods. In the 1840s, Scottishwriter Thomas Carlyle createdhis “Great Man Theory,” whichheld that leaders have specialpowers and a special place insociety – and that the rest ofus have a special obligation todefer to them.Here are nine myths that lead-ers tell themselves today – andwhat they should be sayinginstead.1. I am a leader because Ihave been a leader before.This is a blanket myth aboutthe primacy of experience –that the only people capable ofleadership are those who have

done it before. However,experience is valuable onlywhen one learns from it, withhumility and maturity, by rec-ognizing that each company,team, colleague and situationis different. Many, manyleaders are unable to forgetthe rote experiences of theirpasts, and act on auto-pilot.Ask yourself: How can youlearn which experiences toforget?2. I am sobusy/important/able-to-focus-on-many-things-at-once that I often multi-task.Your main “task” as a leaderis to enable others to getthings done. Checking youremail during an importantconversation with a directreport does not do this.Leadership demands that yoube fully present, yet too manyleaders are distracted duringkey discussions, decisions,

and developments. How do youremain present while leading?3. I don’t have time to developmy leadership.Really? At what point will yoube less busy? What is the costif your leadership skills cannotstay slightly ahead of your com-pany?4. Leaders are born, notmade. I don’t think leadershipcan be learned.While not everyone is capableof being a leader, or willing tomake the required tradeoffs,leadership is an “observable,

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Shown at the January Executive Breakfast are past-chairman, Dr. WayneBurton, president, North Shore Community College and StateRepresentative Ted Speliotis.

Also shown at the Board Meeting are from l to r: Stephen Immerman,Montserrat College of Art, Brian Shea, People’s United Bank, Bruce Innis,ITW Polymers North American Adhesives and Bill Howard, BeverlyCooperative Bank.

Rose Fisher, North Shore Medical Center, discusses health care, businessand banking issues with Earl Kishida, Century Bank at the 2012 AnnualDinner.

New Member Campaign Winners were recognized at the January ExecutiveBreakfast. They include: in Fourth Place, Karl Wilson from North ShoreBank, Third Place, Dave McGeney (l), Business Copy Associates, SecondPace, Nicole Chouinard (not pictured), Hathorne Hill Rehabilitation andCare Center. Our First Place Winner is Paul Lanzikos (r), North Shore ElderServices.

Shown at the December Board of Directors Meeting are from left to right:Attorney Larry Morse, Jonathan Schwartz, Rousselot Peabody Inc.,Stephen Crowder, North Shore Chamber, Joe Riley, Eastern Bank, PeterFurniss, Footprint Power and Ed Dick, E.D. Dick & Co.

Grouped for a photo at the 2012 Annual Dinner are the North ShoreDistinguished Leader Award Recipients from l to r: Peter Lappin and hisdaughter (accepting on behalf of Robert Lappin), Tim Collins, EBSCOPublishing, Joanne Patton, Green Meadows Farm, Dr. Richard Wylie,Endicott College, Philanthropists Henry and Donna Bertolon and CarltonBerry, C.P. Berry Homes.

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