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Look up the word “self-evaluation” in the dictionary and you’ll be redirected to evaluation. Search for it in the thesaurus and...

In 20 years of client work with the Mann Group, we’ve come to an unavoidable conclusion. In the world of retail enterprise, the Store Manager...

Doubletaps and hashtags. Stories and tags. Influencers and followers. The advent and subsequent preeminence of Instagram has brought a whole new...

I spend a considerable amount of time at trade shows. I am always excited to see friends, clients and new brands that are coming out with...

There are so many puzzle pieces that make up a good leader. From the mundane—like punctuality—to the intricate—like the ability...

“How does my brand hold the mind share of the sales associate?” If you’re a brand selling products into specialty retail stores,...

Trust. It’s a tricky noun, one that we have difficulty with as a society, and one that’s particularly and noticeably absent in the...

In this modern, digital age, listening is quickly becoming a dying art. With our eyes and thumbs constantly distracted by texts, emails, phone...

*Amendment: After reviewing our feedback forms and internal discussions, the title of this NBDA Super Seminar should have been “Manager...

Congratulations! What an exciting promotion. Webster defines a manager as a person responsible for controlling or administering all or part of a...