In a team environment, the leader and the team members focus in different ways. Last time we talked about staying focused - getting those distractions out of the way that keep us from accomplishing what we want to. We agreed that life is full of distractions- pleasures and obligations-that can pull

This article explains what happens when we forget to ask the most important people involved in the project, the end user. I read a great story about a cat food company that decided to launch a new product. They did extensive research on packaging, marketing, and advertising. They conducted focus group

Tips, advice and techniques to manage and survive a difficult boss. If you have worked for anytime at all, you have had the opportunity to work with a difficult boss. I have had the pleasure of working with many over my lifetime and have learned a few interesting ways to handle a difficult boss. First,

Because the best managers are emotionally intelligent! 1. Managers are called upon to make decisions. Primitive emotions, unmonitored, automatic, powerful and not always conscious can "hijack" us making us react thoughtlessly to people and situations instead of thinking through a situation and responding

A simplisitic look at direct mail and what to expect. Where does junkmail come from? Junkmail is the result of businesses sending out advertisements to a select group of people in the hope that at least a small portion of those people will buy their products/services. Why do they call it junkmail?