About Michael Neidle

Mike Neidle is President of Optimal Management incorporated 1994 (www.optimal-mgt.com), 650-759-9154, mentoring staffing owners and managers to maximize sales, profits and company value. He was Executive VP for Snelling and other staffing firms; CEO, CFO and Marketing Director for start ups to Fortune 500 Corporations. He has an MBA and a chemical engineering degree.

 

You Didn’t Know What You Had...until you lost it

  By Michael Neidle  |    Wed Mar 11, 2026

Category: Columns, Expert Advice, Productivity

YESTERDAY All my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they’re here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday. Suddenly I’m not half the man I used to be. There’s a shadow hanging’ over me Oh, I believe in yesterday. Love was such an easy game to...

Staying Relevant in a Changing AI World

  By Michael Neidle  |    Wed Oct 01, 2025

Category: Expert Advice

There is an old saying that the only constant is change, and another, that you should live in interesting times. So, here one of mine “Hey Quantum-AI guy, first you barged into my life, then you eliminated my job, you ruined my life, and now you stole my wife. Now...

The Great Divide

  By Michael Neidle  |    Tue Aug 27, 2024

Category: Columns, Expert Advice

These headlines reflect a range of significant events and issues affecting the United States and, in turn, your company and your career. We will look at an overview and deal with these issues more broadly. A presidential candidate today must find out where they stand on the key issues of...

Evolution and Our Future

  By Michael Neidle  |    Tue Jul 30, 2024

Category: Expert Advice, Productivity, Recruiting

Learning from Our Ancient Past to Shape a Better Tomorrow The Journey of Human Evolution Human evolution is a story of gradual adaptation and survival. From our ape-like ancestors descending from the trees about 2 million years ago to the emergence of Homo sapiens, small, incremental changes have shaped our development. Early...

Watch What You Say

  By Michael Neidle  |    Tue Jun 25, 2024

Category: Columns, Expert Advice, Productivity

The Crucial Elements that Bind Us Together Are Communication and Honesty In a world rife with misinformation and fleeting commitments, the currency of trust and honesty is more valuable than ever; this is our so-called post-truth era; our definition of these terms is often what one says it is and is...

Benchmarking And Addressing Underperformers

  By Michael Neidle  |    Tue May 28, 2024

Category: Columns, Expert Advice

In business, the pace of change is incessant, rising ever faster with fierce competition. This is what the free market and capitalism are all about. This requires that companies need to be on their toes at all times, less they either lose their competitive edge or are left behind. Therefore,...

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