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• Get Messy

  • April 17th, 2019
  • Posted in Communication, Employee Development, Mangement, Skills, Stress, Supervision

  Data, materials, and resources can be managed, directed and controlled. That is because they are all things: unmoving until we choose to move them. People however, as you probably have noticed, have minds of their own. They bring their own… Read More

• To Share or Not to Share?

  • April 11th, 2019
  • Posted in Newsletter

  As a management development consultant, I’m often asked questions like, “Should I tell my co-workers I’m in therapy?” or “Should I tell my boss I was diagnosed with depression?” It wasn’t that long ago that personal information like that was… Read More

• Influenced Is Developed – Not Done

  • March 26th, 2019
  • Posted in Change, Communication, Employee Development, Executives, Guided Execution 1:1, Mangement, Skills, Supervision

  Influence is not the practice of getting other people to do what you want. Whether you are motivating employees to work harder or see your point of view, people do not act the way you hope they will against their… Read More

• Toss the Script and Improvise

  • March 14th, 2019
  • Posted in Newsletter

  I’ve been making presentations on the topic of work-life integration for a while now. The women I talk to are in search of the magic combination that will unlock the padlock to happiness and success.  They are eager to find… Read More

• Take it Personally

  • February 19th, 2019
  • Posted in Communication, Consulting, Employee Development, Feedback, Motivation, Stress

  “It’s not personal – it’s just business.” Have you gotten that advice from someone? When receiving improvement feedback, involved in friction or conflict, when an organization undergoes a reorganization, a proposal is rejected, a valued employee leaves – lots of… Read More

• 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