Publications
January 14, 2025
Weekly Report 24-54
THE LAST WEEKS OF YEAR-END PRESSURES TYPICALLY CONFLICT WITH HOLIDAY ‘SPIRIT’ and together can distort the effectiveness of Owners & Leaders who find themselves juggling tasks rather than achieving meaningful outcomes by managing the time & energy of employees toward prioritized goals. A few practical strategies to limit distractions are: (1) Setting boundaries on excessive... Continue
December 17, 2024
Weekly Report 24-53
OWNERS AND EXECUTIVE LEADERS IN FAMILY BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS ARE OFTEN SURPRISED by loss of productivity, motivation, and even resignation from next-tier leaders in Manager or Supervisor roles. DCG experience is that when this occurs, the principal underlying issues involve circumstances where those subordinates feel: (1) stuck or stagnant in their career progression; (2) limited... Continue
December 10, 2024
Weekly Report 24-52
SHORT TERM MEMORY LAPSE IS A COMMON AND FRUSTRATING PART OF LIFE – elusive names, misplaced phones, forgetting why we went upstairs or opened a drawer, and so forth. A four step process can help by encoding information in the brain: (1) Focusing attention by repeating or imagine handwriting the name or purpose; (2) Organizing... Continue
December 2, 2024
Weekly Report 24-51
TIME MANAGEMENT IS SIMPLY ABOUT ALLOCATING PERSONAL ENERGY TO OPTIMALLY ACCOMPLISH PRIORITY TASKS in a realistic time frame. And a critical factor generally overlooked is about our ‘bandwidth’ – our personal energy or mental capacity to handle tasks.” The biggest causes are usually: (1) Setting priorities in the first place; (2) Struggling with inability to... Continue
November 25, 2024