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• Getting From Us vs. Them to We

  • February 14th, 2019
  • Posted in Newsletter

  Polarization (political and otherwise) is at an all-time high in our country right now. It seems as though everyone is picking a side and rejecting anyone else who isn’t on the same side that they are. This can have an… Read More

• Whoosh – 30 Years

  • January 22nd, 2019
  • Posted in Change, Consulting, Feedback, Motivation, Uncategorized

  I recently read that only 44% of businesses survive the first 5 years! That gives D&A a great reason to celebrate in 2019 – our 30th year. I didn’t think running my own business was a good fit for me…. Read More

• Look Back Before Leaping Into 2019

  • January 10th, 2019
  • Posted in Newsletter

  Before you plow full-steam ahead into 2019, let’s take time to look back on 2018 and do an assessment. How far did you get last year and what do you need to know in order to move forward with strategic… Read More

• One Step is Not a Flight of Stairs!

  • December 12th, 2018
  • Posted in Newsletter

  In just one week, a few things caught my attention: Company announces a change in policy and will no longer allow strip clubs to be expensed on company credit cards. Employees using/sharing pornographic photos at work are dismissed. Company alerted… Read More

• Don’t Go Out Without Lipstick

  • November 15th, 2018
  • Posted in Newsletter

  When I was a young adult my mom used to say “Never go out without lipstick.” What she meant was that since no one knows who they might run across while they were out and about, you should always look… Read More

• What if the Talent You Want to Hire Doesn’t Come with the Skills Needed?

  • November 6th, 2018
  • Posted in Communication, Employee Development, Employment, Executives, Mangement, Skills, Supervision

  Have you heard about the war for talent? With less applicants to choose from attracting and keeping talent has become a critical issue for organizations nationwide. This is not a situation that will be going way in the near future… Read More

• Building an Adaptive Organization

  • October 15th, 2018
  • Posted in Change, Communication, Consulting, Executives, Mangement, Motivation, Skills, Supervision, Support

    How does one go about building an adaptive firm? Increase the Visibility of Opportunity This can be accomplished through careful job design. Work should have defined objectives for which people will be responsible.  Each organizational level should be kept… Read More

• Stop Ignoring the Clues in Effective Communication

  • October 11th, 2018
  • Posted in Newsletter

  Do you receive all of the communication that is being sent your way? I’ve begun to feel like a traffic cop in my work as I ask – and then tell people – to slow down at work. The pace… Read More

• Engaged!!!

  • October 1st, 2018
  • Posted in Communication, Employee Development, Employment, Feedback, Mangement, Motivation, Supervision

  Congratulations!  People who get engaged usually receive lots of congratulatory support. You have made a commitment to get married. You start to plan your life together and plan the official public ceremony to kick off the legal bond of matrimony…. Read More

• How Can We Find/Get/Keep More —-

  • September 17th, 2018
  • Posted in Communication, Employment, Executives, Feedback, Mangement, Motivation, Support, women

  Many organizations bemoan the lack of female and minority candidates for senior management and executive positions. I don’t know where they are looking or what they are doing, but there is no secret about how to find them. attract them,… Read More