Lucia is tired of complaining to me about Tom. A Director of her firm’s division, one of Lucia’s senior level managers is taking up too much time and attention. “Every few months we have the same conversation. He doesn’t delegate… Read More
Archive for the ‘Feedback’ Category
Before I Go – Let Me Dump & Run!
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
Touching Base
Touching base with people you care about, work with, have worked with in the past, or miss – is something that is easy to do. So why don’t people do it more often? There are many things I do at… Read More
Create Great Workplace Relationships
You may have the best product to offer or the most effective technology on the market but most people acknowledge that good relationships are essential to the success of any business. When it comes to creating new business relationship, how… Read More
Take it Personally
“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
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
Engaged!!!
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 —-
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
You Never Lose a Great Mentor
It’s hardly a secret that as we get older, we know more people that die. But when a mentor dies, there is a unique kind of loss and heartbreak. We lose the future lessons we will not get to learn… Read More