The Integrated Professional Productivity Series

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 https://dblatimore.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/newsletterimagesept2018.jpg 848 565 Daphne Daphne https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8c2d2ed78217ac8e03d535512bf9b67e?s=96&d=mm&r=g April 9, 2020 March 3, 2022

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…

April 9, 2020

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

From the Deck of DB Latimore – The Integrated Professional in 2020 https://dblatimore.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/integratedprofessional-logo-resizecolor-square.png 480 480 Daphne Daphne https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8c2d2ed78217ac8e03d535512bf9b67e?s=96&d=mm&r=g March 25, 2020 March 3, 2022

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…

March 25, 2020

Burnout – The Leaders Role

Burnout – The Leaders Role https://dblatimore.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/augustimage.jpg 708 677 Daphne Daphne https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8c2d2ed78217ac8e03d535512bf9b67e?s=96&d=mm&r=g August 20, 2019 March 3, 2022

“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…

August 20, 2019

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

High-Gear Motivation: How to Hit Your Peak Day After Day https://dblatimore.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/julyimage.jpg 848 565 Daphne Daphne https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8c2d2ed78217ac8e03d535512bf9b67e?s=96&d=mm&r=g July 30, 2019 March 3, 2022

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…

July 30, 2019

The Business of Purpose

The Business of Purpose https://dblatimore.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/maynewsletterphoto.jpg 847 565 Daphne Daphne https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8c2d2ed78217ac8e03d535512bf9b67e?s=96&d=mm&r=g May 29, 2019 March 3, 2022

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…

May 29, 2019

Peer Wars: Effective Listening for Leaders

Peer Wars: Effective Listening for Leaders https://dblatimore.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/aprilnewsletterimage.jpg 848 565 Daphne Daphne https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8c2d2ed78217ac8e03d535512bf9b67e?s=96&d=mm&r=g April 23, 2019 March 3, 2022

A not to uncommon theme with leaders during their coaching engagements, centers around the communication challenges with their peers. It is summarized as – not being heard, being constantly interrupted, hidden agendas and not focused on collaboration. As we work through the barriers, we ultimately reach the dichotomy of listening to respond vs listening for…

April 23, 2019

Enhance Emotional Well-Being and Workforce Productivity at the Veracity Professional Men’s Summit

Enhance Emotional Well-Being and Workforce Productivity at the Veracity Professional Men’s Summit https://dblatimore.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/veracity-image-1-1024x565.jpg 1024 565 Daphne Daphne https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8c2d2ed78217ac8e03d535512bf9b67e?s=96&d=mm&r=g April 5, 2019 March 3, 2022

Let’s face it, productivity at work does not begin when we enter the office. To truly understand workforce productivity, you must think beyond your office space and look inward to your inner space; where the questions of the human mind and imagination affect the physical existence. In this space, we determine our personal values…

April 5, 2019

Career Blocker: Resentments

Career Blocker: Resentments https://dblatimore.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/newsletterphotomarch2019.jpg 824 581 Daphne Daphne https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8c2d2ed78217ac8e03d535512bf9b67e?s=96&d=mm&r=g March 21, 2019 March 3, 2022

“Of all the futile and destructive emotions to which human beings are prey, perhaps the most universal is resentment” Theodore Dalrymple When we think of barriers to workforce productivity, we can easily identify the common themes: time constraints, lack of communication, conflict between the policy, the process and the practice of how things should be…

March 21, 2019

Veracity Professional Men’s Summit

Veracity Professional Men’s Summit https://dblatimore.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Veracity-Flyer-2019jpeg-791x1024.jpg 791 1024 Daphne Daphne https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8c2d2ed78217ac8e03d535512bf9b67e?s=96&d=mm&r=g March 11, 2019 March 3, 2022

The 2019 Veracity Professional Men’s Summit explores realms of true success that take you to the next level. Location: 13869 Park Center Rd| Herndon, VA 20171| Dulles Hilton| June 13, 2019 When it comes to knowledge, emotional intelligence, organizational change, real-life examples, and leadership abilities, the Veracity Professional Men’s Summit 2019 helps guide men to success…

March 11, 2019

Disrupted: Seven Key Steps in Developing Emotional Resilience

Disrupted: Seven Key Steps in Developing Emotional Resilience https://dblatimore.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Feb2019newsletterimage.jpg 850 563 Daphne Daphne https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8c2d2ed78217ac8e03d535512bf9b67e?s=96&d=mm&r=g February 21, 2019 March 3, 2022

On December 22, 2018, the United States government went into a partial shutdown, impacting over 800,00 government workers and subsidiary organizations. It will go down in history as the longest government shutdown on record, exceeding 30 days. It was the “perfect storm” for the Integrated Professional, the convergence of the Public facets (external factor public…

February 21, 2019

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

HAPPY NEW YEAR! https://dblatimore.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/jan2019newsletterimage.jpg 979 489 Daphne Daphne https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8c2d2ed78217ac8e03d535512bf9b67e?s=96&d=mm&r=g January 22, 2019 March 3, 2022

On January 1st, New Year’s Day, I made my way downstairs at 9 am. After starting the coffee pot, putting the bacon in the oven, placing a pot of water on the stove to boil for grits, preparing the toast and setting the table for breakfast, I paused to reflect on the symbolism of the…

January 22, 2019

Veracity Professional Men’s Summit

Veracity Professional Men’s Summit https://dblatimore.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/veracity-image-1024x565.jpg 1024 565 Daphne Daphne https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8c2d2ed78217ac8e03d535512bf9b67e?s=96&d=mm&r=g January 16, 2019 March 3, 2022

Navigating the Realms of Success 13869 Park Center Rd| Herndon, VA 20171| Dulles Hilton| June 13, 2019 When it comes to knowledge, emotional intelligence, organizational change, real-life examples, and leadership abilities, the Veracity Professional Men’s Summit 2019 helps guide men to success levels only imagined; turning thoughts and wants into pure tangibility. Our…

January 16, 2019

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 Deck of DB Latimore – The Integrated Professional in 2020

Burnout – The Leaders Role

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

The Business of Purpose

Peer Wars: Effective Listening for Leaders

Enhance Emotional Well-Being and Workforce Productivity at the Veracity Professional Men’s Summit

Career Blocker: Resentments

Veracity Professional Men’s Summit

Disrupted: Seven Key Steps in Developing Emotional Resilience

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Veracity Professional Men’s Summit

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