Archive for the ‘Consulting’ Category

• How Can You Succeed When Things Suck?

  • December 1st, 2020
  • Posted in Change, Communication, Consulting, Mangement, Motivation, Planning, Skills, Stress

  Unless you’ve been meditating on the top of a mountain or hibernating in a cave, you are all too well aware of the pandemic, the politics, and the economic situation in our country and around the world. It’s impossible to… Read More

• Before I Go – Let Me Dump & Run!

  • June 22nd, 2020
  • Posted in Communication, Consulting, Counseling, Feedback, Guided Execution 1:1, Planning, Skills, Stress

  In a meeting with about 10 minutes left, the other person says: I’ve decided to quit. I was really upset about something that happened last week. I’m leaving my partner. This will be our last meeting. My boss did something… Read More

• First Love

  • November 26th, 2019
  • Posted in Communication, Consulting, Counseling, Executives, Guided Execution 1:1, Mangement, Skills, Supervision

  Most people remember their first love. For many, when you see or hear about your first love, there is still a little jolt of that initial chemistry. I had many professional ‘lusts:’ theater star, news anchor, recording artist, cancer researcher,… Read More

• FAQ

  • October 23rd, 2019
  • Posted in Communication, Consulting, Executives, Feedback, Guided Execution 1:1, Mangement, Motivation, Skills, Supervision

  Asking good questions is the best way to gain deeper insights, develop stronger relationships, and create more innovative solutions. I often wonder why more of my clients don’t ask ask people questions more often. Kids learn when they ask questions…. 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

• 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

• 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

• Jonidaniels.com – Time to Be Better

  • January 17th, 2018
  • Posted in Change, Communication, Consulting

  I realized it was time to revamp and refresh my website. I thought about what I wanted to communicate to those who know me and those who don’t know me yet – the people who land on www.jonidaniels.com. Websites are… Read More

• Drive with a Coach or a Consultant?

  • November 14th, 2017
  • Posted in Consulting, Skills, Support

  Many professionals use the terms “Coach” and “Consultant” interchangeably, I don’t. So I always pause before I answer when someone asks me if I’m a Coach. People aren’t all that interested in what I think the difference is; they just want to know if I can help them. Definitions of Coaching and Consulting aren’t really set in stone. In fact, in the corporate environment thy often overlap. The difference however is significant and important to understand. Once I learn more about what a potential client is seeking, we can then determine if it makes sense to move forward and work together.

• Who Wants the Truth?

  • May 22nd, 2017
  • Posted in Change, Communication, Consulting, Employee Development, Feedback, Guided Execution 1:1, Mangement, Motivation, Skills, Support, Training

  I’m delighted that these folks want to engage my services. They want to achieve their goals. They just don’t want to simply engagement my services …. they want our work together to be fast, pain free, easy, inexpensive and brilliant.