Newsletter Archive

Below you’ll find back issues of my free e-mail newsletter, “Boosting Business Performance.” Each issue opens in a new window.

I hope you find these tips and resources useful! I value your questions, ideas, and comments, so please contact me any time to ask a question, contribute an idea, or make a suggestion. Enjoy!

Here’s to your business success,

Adele Sommers, Ph.D.
Business performance specialist and award-winning author, educator, and speaker

Date	Feature Article
Dec. 2014	What Are the Goals and Costs of Designing Self-Paced eLearning?
Nov. 2014	What Are the Goals and Costs of Instructor-Led Training?
October 2014	What Are the Goals and Costs of Designing Memorable Presentations?
Sept. 2014	Tips on Making Training Stick (Part 2)
August 2014	Tips on Making Training Stick (Part 1)
July 2014	Two Powerful Ways to Boost Employee Effectiveness
June 2014	How “Engaged” Employees Can Turbocharge the Bottom Line (Part 2)
May 2014	How “Engaged” Employees Can Turbocharge the Bottom Line (Part 1)
April 2014	What’s Holding You Back? Tips on Managing Your Biggest Constraints
March 2014	Shifting Your Mindset Creates the Conditions for Success
February 2014	How Pursuing Your Passions Propels Your Professional Purpose
Nov. 2013	Overcoming Overload: More Tips for Eliminating “Decision Gridlock”
October 2013	Getting Unstuck: Tips for Overcoming “Decision Gridlock”
Sept. 2013	Tips for Turning “20:20 Hindsight” into “20:20 Foresight”
August 2013	How Do You Align Your Career with Your Strengths and Do What You Love?
July 2013	Does Your Organization Walk Its Talk?
June 2013	A Best-Practice Blueprint for Banishing “Burning Hassles”
May 2013	Overcome Audience Overload with Presentation Design Best Practices (Part 3)
April 2013	Overcome Audience Overload with Presentation Design Best Practices (Part 2)
March 2013	Overcome Audience Overload with Presentation Design Best Practices (Part 1)
February 2013	Use These 10 Tips to Add Art, Science, and Story to Your Presentations
January 2013	Rally the “Project Diamond” to the Rescue!
Dec. 2012	Go Beyond Brainstorming with a Breakthrough Follow-up Technique
Nov. 2012	What’s on Your Meeting Agenda?
October 2012	Eight Sure-Fire Tips to Achieve Stellar Customer Service
Sept. 2012	Ten Tips for Writing Outstanding Business Articles
August 2012	Estimating Is an Incredible “Mind Game” (Part 2)
July 2012	Estimating Is an Incredible “Mind Game” (Part 1)
June 2012	Make Tough Decisions Easily with This Handy Tool
May 2012	Using Surveys and Samples to Populate Puzzling Persona Profiles
April 2012	Seven Ways to Use Information Design to Create Remarkable User Experiences (Part 3)
March 2012	Seven Ways to Use Information Design to Create Remarkable User Experiences (Part 2)
February 2012	Seven Ways to Use Information Design to Create Remarkable User Experiences (Part 1)
January 2012	Using Self-Assessments to Prime Your Prospects
May 12, 2011	The Eighth Annual PolyHouse: Another Miracle in the Making
Apr. 28, 2011	A Summary of the 12 Powerful Estimating Strategies
Apr. 14, 2011	Twelve Ways to Improve Your Estimating Accuracy (Part 3)
Mar. 31, 2011	Twelve Ways to Improve Your Estimating Accuracy (Part 2)
Mar. 17, 2011	Twelve Ways to Improve Your Estimating Accuracy (Part 1)