She'll conference with two of her team members who are in your time zone, but feel more productive at night. Across the Pacific, another worker is putting final touches on a spreadsheet needed for a meeting in your Far East office. You'll participate by video conference early in your day, late in theirs. | lesa meira

One glance told me they were "travel weary." You know that feeling - not sure what city you're in, what day it is, or what's happening in the world. Your eyelids are swollen from squinting at the reflection of the sun on the pavement and the vain attempts to read road signs coming at you at 100 kilometers per hour. The pupils of your eyes are glazed over, remnants of the trancelike state the expressway induces. | lesa meira

What do you do when you have to reprimand an employee or when a customer has made an unreasonable request? What if bad information is leaked to the media about your business? How do you bring up a delicate issue with your significant other or avoid stress in talking to your parents or children? | lesa meira

Mexico is considered the 12th largest economy in the world. Approximately 90% of Mexican trade is operating under free trade agreements with over 30 countries. Today, almost 90% of Mexican exports enter the United States and Canada and approximately 65% of its imports come from these two countries. (Statistics and details referenced from Wikipedia.com) | lesa meira

Mary Schnack is a four-time uterine cancer survivor. She wrote this speech for a survivor's day event which was held after her second surgery and 5 ½ weeks of daily radiation treatments. Mary owns Mary Schnack Media Services, Inc., a public relations agency with offices in Los Angeles and Arizona. | lesa meira

Það er hægt að tala um stökkbreytingu í stjórnun, sem ekki allir gera sér grein fyrir. Fyrir ekki mörgum árum var módel kennt sem benti á leiðir til að stjórna mönnum. Að hafa "stjórn" var þá ríkjandi hæfni og þáttur sem hver og einn stjórnandi gerði sér grein fyrir að væri stór hluti af vinnu hans. | lesa meira

China has managed to change its global economic standing in a very short period of time. The country has pulled itself from the ranks of a developing nation into a major economic world power. According to the US Department of Commerce, China has a population of 1.3 billion and a $2.6 trillion dollar economy. China is now considered the 4th largest economy in the world. | lesa meira

The official language is Icelandic. Not to worry, English is widely spoken and understood. Business practices are very similar to Western European and North American practices. Communication is direct, casual and comfortable. Since Iceland is an island, the country is very familiar and at ease with engaging in international business. | lesa meira

You've been selling a great product on the market for 3 years now. With wholesale orders from boutiques, retailers and other small businesses, you start to realize that producing the products yourself is no longer feasible. The labor time is too great, the material storage is difficult, and product delivery has become a job in itself. | lesa meira

If we were to ask a random sample of business owners the motivating factor as to why they went into business, there would be a wide variety of answers, including the drive to make money. However, I believe one of the prime motivators is that of legacy. We all like to think that whether it's in business or within our own families we are making a positive impact and are creating environments in which we can be proud. | lesa meira