Publications

January 31, 2020

Weekly Report 20-05

“THE BIGGEST SINGLE DRIVER OF ORGANIZATIONAL HEALTH INVOLVES SETTING EMPLOYEE GOALS” which clarify their role and motivate commitment which elevates their performance. DCG experience is that the most effective tactics in setting employee goals involve: (1) Linking them to the company’s strategic goals, objectives & priorities, which let workers see how they “fit into the... Continue
January 25, 2020

WEEKLY REPORT 20-04

AT SOME POINT, MOST SENIORS EXPERIENCE AND STRUGGLE WITH VARYING LEVELS OF DEMENTIA, diminishing their capacity for prudent decision-making and risk of falling prey to fraudulent schemes or financial abuse. Evidence of a dementia-related condition includes “erratic spending patterns, unpaid bills, cognitive issues, erratic behaviors, missing possessions (especially jewelry) and money withdrawn from banks or... Continue
January 18, 2020

Weekly Report 10-03

GENERATION Z (aka iGens and AppGens) ARE THE KIDS NOW ENTERING THE WORKFORCE. They’ve been born since the late 1990s into a world where the internet has always been a focal part of their life, with skills to “shift seamlessly between apps, devices & technology conversations… They bring a unique set of expectations about the... Continue
January 15, 2020

Weekly Report 20-02

2/3 OF FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESSES NEVER MAKE IT TO THE SECOND GENERATION (and 85% are gone by the 3rd) – mostly because they are seldom structured or managed effectively. Controlling owners find it uncomfortable to balance multiple roles; family members have expectations, envy, ego, insecurities or entitlement issues; communication is often stifled by emotional entanglements. Decades... Continue
January 6, 2020

Weekly Report 20-01

  CALIFORNIA EMPLOYERS NOTE NEW LAWS EFFECTIVE NOW: ‘INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR’ classification (1099) law now stipulates a ‘legal presumption’ that ALL workers, unless professionally Licensed, are Employees, irrespective of written agreements. To escape the presumption, workers must now satisfy all three legislated tests: (1) Contractually and factually free from control of the hiring entity; (2) Performing duties... Continue