Management Tips Paul Hawken best explained the role of management isn't only about accomplishing a task, but about getting your team sold on the plan--"Good management is the art of making problems so interesting and their solutions so constructive that everyone wants to get to work and deal with them."  Making sure your team is on-board with a project ensures better quality, better productivity....and less work for the management!

5 Things You Should Know About.......your door lock! Exterior Doors need Deadbolts. Unlike doorknob locks or chains, which can be broken, a good deadbolt is hard to get past. The Bolt Should Be At Least An Inch Long. Some locks have a bolt that's only 5/8" long, and therefore fairly easy to force open. Buy A Reinforced Strike Plate. A lock is useless if the strike plate (the metal part you screw onto the door frame to lock the door) comes right off with a little tampering. Ignore The Adjectives On The Package. Words like "professional" or  "faultless" have nothing to do with quality.  Locks are graded from 1 to 3, so look for Grade 1 or Grade 2. You Get What You Pay For. Expect to pay at least $40 for a good deadbolt.  You can usually take it with you when you move.

5 Food That Fight Stress We all know that tension can wreak havoc on our eating patterns.  But the right (healthy!) foods can often help tame mindless munching and cravings and, better yet, actually lower overall anxiety and its symptoms.  Five of our favorites: Dark Chocolate:  High in flavonoids, which are lauded for their relaxing properties (chamomile tea is another great source), chocolate also contains phenylalanine, a chemical that enhances your mood.  The darker the chocolate, the more healthy substances you're getting in your diet, so look for bars that are 70 percent cacao or higher. Skim Milk:  Turns out that glass of warm milk really is calming.  One study found that women who drank four or more servings of lowfat or skim milk every day were about half as likely to experience stress-related PMS symptoms than those who drank less than one serving a week. Oatmeal:  Carbs help you produce serontonin, a calming hormone that helps fight anxiety's negative effects--which is probably why many of us crave them when we're stressed.  Go with the craving and choose healthy sources.  Oatmeal is high in fiber, which means that your body will absorb it slowly.  In one fell swoop, you'll prolong the serotonin boost, keeping yourself feeling full for longer ( and on less) and making sure your blood sugar's in check. Salmon:  Research shows that omega-3 fatty acids abundant in fish like salmon--can help reverse stress symptoms by boosting serontonin levels and that an omega-3 rich diet can also help suppress the production of the anxiety hormones cortisol and adrenaline. Walnuts:  They've been shown to help lower blood pressure, which is critical for those whose hearts are already working overtime thanks to high adrenaline levels.  In fact, research so strongly backs their health benefits that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration goes so far as to recommend 1 1/2 oz. per day.

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