The Integrated Professional Productivity Series

  • All
  • DB Latimore News
  • Professional Leadership
  • Professional Growth Events
  • Professional Development

Navigating the Twilight Zone – How we will emerge from 2020

 Navigating the Twilight Zone – How we will emerge from 2020 1024 683 Daphne

2020 has been a year that will not soon be forgotten.  It will be talked about as the year humanity showed its resilience. In many ways, 2020 felt like we had all stepped into an episode of the “Twilight Zone”, an alternate universe where we abandoned our sense of normalcy for the good of the…

read more

A Conversation on Race – A Universal Perspective

 A Conversation on Race – A Universal Perspective 1024 768 Daphne

In the recently published Trust barometer: Report on The Fight for Racial Justice in Business, the global communications firm Edelman found that 71% of its respondents said that they trusted their employers to usher in change to systemic racism.  In a subsequent article published by the Business Insider, Edelman’s COO Lisa Osborne Ross outlined three…

read more

Black Men – “Not for Entertainment Purposes Only!”

 Black Men – “Not for Entertainment Purposes Only!” 1024 1024 Daphne

The shooting of Jacob Blake has been added to the long list of black men whose lives have been marginalized or worst loss, due to the systemic racism prevalent in our judicial system.  As those injustices continue to occur without regard or fear of consequences on the nightly news, America is grappling with how to…

read more

For Men Only – 5 Ways to Level up Your Professional Experience

 For Men Only – 5 Ways to Level up Your Professional Experience 967 1024 Daphne

  Suddenly the world of work has shifted. How we show up, our interactions, our virtual presence, and overall productivity has changed. Couple this with the emergent needs to integrate our life, to navigate the political climate and the scrutiny for men in our work interactions/behaviors can be daunting. While it may seem impossible and…

read more

Our Eyes Are The Window to Our Soul – Humanity Awakens

 Our Eyes Are The Window to Our Soul – Humanity Awakens 960 768 Daphne

There are things in my life that I never wish to encounter – the murder of an individual is at the top of the list.  For me we all share the Universal Right – Given only by God (I am Christian – this is my belief) that right is the right to life – as…

read more

Complimentary link to the Preparing Your P.E.O.P.L.E.® for Ready State Webinar

 Complimentary link to the Preparing Your P.E.O.P.L.E.® for Ready State Webinar 485 157 Daphne

On May 15th and 22nd, 2020 we conducted the Preparing your P.E.O.P.L.E.® for Ready State Webinar.   Our focus for the workshop centered around the mental preparedness necessary for people to emerge from the shelter in place with positive well-being.   We coupled the Bridges Transition Model(focused on the emotional stages of transition), Maslow’s Hierarchy…

read more

DB Latimore Professional Services Group, LLC Is Open For Business

 DB Latimore Professional Services Group, LLC Is Open For Business 1024 801 Daphne

Now more than ever their is a  need for organizations to engage in cultivating their talent, engaging work teams to perform collaboratively in a geographically dispersed environment and navigate the complexities of the new business environment. At DB Latimore Professional Services Group, we are ready to support your Hr Management, Talent Development and Organizational Effectiveness…

read more

From the P₃ Files: “As your business emerges from Torpor – are your P.E.O.P.L.E. ready?” A look back on the 2012 Economic Recovery

 From the P₃ Files: “As your business emerges from Torpor – are your P.E.O.P.L.E. ready?” A look back on the 2012 Economic Recovery 848 565 Daphne

The economic downturn resulted in a state of torpor for many businesses, corporations and organizations. While there are a number of terms that I could have used to describe the conservative state of businesses, torpor seemed to be the most appropriate descriptor. Torpor is usually used to describe the deep sleep in which a small…

read more

From the Deck of DB Latimore – The Integrated Professional in 2020

 From the Deck of DB Latimore – The Integrated Professional in 2020 480 480 Daphne

In our firm, we have a protocol called “paint the wall.”  It’s a code given to our clients that represents the need for an on-the-spot situational coaching call.  For our team, it is equivalent to receiving an SOS.  When we receive communications with Paint the Wall (PTW) in the subject line, it is a signal…

read more

Burnout – The Leaders Role

 Burnout – The Leaders Role 708 677 Daphne

“My candle burns at both ends/it will not last the night.” —Edna St. Vincent Millay   A senior manager recently found himself in a quandary.  He had just received a project with a short deadline.  He left his office in search of his go to guy, whom he knows would manage the project well and…

read more

High-Gear Motivation: How to Hit Your Peak Day After Day

 High-Gear Motivation: How to Hit Your Peak Day After Day 848 565 Daphne

As challenging as your work life can be, sometimes the biggest challenge of all is just staying motivated. We have a hundred tasks vying for our attention. Or perhaps we work with difficult people but lack the authority to effect any change. Events happen in our personal lives that can get us off course. They…

read more

The Business of Purpose

 The Business of Purpose 847 565 Daphne

Two bricklayers are working alongside one another at a building site. A man walks by and asks one of them what they’re doing. The first bricklayer replies, “I don’t know and I don’t care. All I do is slap this crummy mortar on these crummy bricks and pile them up in a crummy line.” The…

read more
Privacy Preferences

When you visit our website, it may store information through your browser from specific services, usually in the form of cookies. Here you can change your Privacy preferences. It is worth noting that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our website and the services we are able to offer.

Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking code.
Click to enable/disable Google Fonts.
Click to enable/disable Google Maps.
Click to enable/disable video embeds.
Our website uses cookies, mainly from 3rd party services. Define your Privacy Preferences and/or agree to our use of cookies.