Have you ever sent an email, that immediately after you hit the ''send'' button, your previous undaunted bravado started to fade? I know I have.  Particularly, after I looked back in the ''sent messages'' folder and re-read it....ugh.  I have also read some pretty bad emails.  I thought I might compile a list of email do's and ...

If it's a small, small world, the world of sleep professionals is even more so!  It is getting larger, but chances are if you have the opportunity to go to many meetings or places where your fellow colleagues convene, you may feel you are playing the six degrees of Kevin Bacon game.  If I have to explain what that is, as your English ...

When you were a child did you ever ask your parents or an authority figure a ''why'' question which evoked the response: ''Because I said so''?  If you remember this happening to you, you probably also remember the way that response made you feel.  Adjectives that come to mind are frustrated, angry, hurt and probably more I can't think ...

A common issue, especially in a small work environment is the question of how to separate personal life and business life?  How do we stay connected to employees, but maintain a professional relationship as well?Over my years as the manager of a small, and then as a larger department, I developed lifelong friendships with some of my ...

One of the most valuable gifts we can give ourselves and each other is the gift of knowledge.  I love to teach and I love to learn.  Unfortunately, sometimes learning about one's faults is not a lesson easy to swallow.  Allow me to elaborate on my most recent slice of humble pie.My husband and I are in relatively the same business ...