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essential, and then committing the time and other resources
to accomplishing those that are truly beneficial and of
significant importance.
I think there are a few things we can all agree on:
* We never have enough resources (time, money, energy,
effort) to accomplish everything we want or need to.
* We can never finish everything we have on our todo
lists.
It's human nature to focus our attention on the things
where we don't have to invest a lot of resources, just to
say we've accomplished something. And it's the same
thing with our to-do list - we tend to go to the simplest
tasks on the list, the low-hanging fruit, because we like
the sense of accomplishment that we get from scratching
the item off the list. But is this the most effective use of
your limited resources, and will this give you the results
you want and need?
Pareto's Principle
Back in 1906, Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto identified
that 80% of the wealth of his country was controlled by
just 20% of the people. Using these findings as the basis for
further study, Joseph Juran, an innovator of the Total Quality
movement and the Six Sigma concept, published a universal
principle in his 1951 book, " The Quality Control Handbook, "
that he called the " vital few and trivial many. " Juran's
observation was that, in almost everything, a few (20%)
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Editor's Letter
Table of Contents
Headlines/Calendar
Editors’ Picks
CONSUMER TRENDS: 5 Floral Trends for 2023
MANAGEMENT: Bring on the Dragons
MARKETING: Plntd in the Community
Product Focus: Garden Accents and Décor
Organics in the Garden Center
MANAGEMENT: Beyond the Brick and Mortar
SOCIAL MEDIA: Social Media and Horticulture
MARKETING: Leveraging Resources
Pohmer On … What’s Your Focus? By Stan Pohmer
Product Focus: Organics
Marketplace
Ad Index
5 Minutes with … Stephanie Fleming By Teresa McPherson
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May 2023 - SOCIAL MEDIA: Social Media and Horticulture
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May 2023 - MARKETING: Leveraging Resources
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May 2023 - Pohmer On … What’s Your Focus? By Stan Pohmer
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May 2023 - Product Focus: Organics
May 2023 - Marketplace
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May 2023 - Ad Index
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May 2023 - 5 Minutes with … Stephanie Fleming By Teresa McPherson
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