Q. My wife wants me toread your book "The Brain Has a Bent (not a dent)."As a corporate manager, I need a logical reason to attend.

A. Of course your brain would want a logical reason. Read it to help hone your management skills. A recent news broadcast reported that the average manager spends 19% of the work day resolving employee disputes (up from 9% a decade ago). Brain function information is, hands down, the best management tool (personal and professional) of which I am aware, because it is brain based, and everything starts in the brain.

An understanding of the functions of each of the four cerebral quadrants along with high Emotional Inelligence, can potentially enable you to minimize if not avoid conflict situations and to resolve then more quickly,. It can also help you more effectively match employees to job descriptions. Understanding the brain better may also help you and your wife strengthen your relationship. Rmember, the strength of a relationship likely depends less on opbvious compatibility and more on how you deal with and manage your areas of incompatibility.