Mary V. Davids is the Founder and Managing Member of D&M Consulting Services, LLC. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management and a Master’s Degree in Human Resource Management. Mary has over a decade of experience in cultivating employee engagement, enhancing employee motivation and workplace performance, leadership coaching and training & development. She […]
“Being right means nothing unless you’re the one that holds the cards.” That is what a great boss once told me. He learned that after being fired from a prestigious law firm after arguing with his boss over who was right. His boss said to him “You know what, your right – and you’re fired!” I […]
Holding your employees accountable for their work is vital when you are growing a business; but that shouldn’t come at the drastic risk of losing your talent. Often senior-level managers can become out of touch. We may think we know what is happening on the floor, but in reality, we have no idea. The mistaken […]
Mary V. Davids is the Founder and Managing Member of D&M Consulting Services, LLC. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management and a Master’s Degree in Human Resource Management. Mary has over a decade of experience in cultivating employee engagement, enhancing employee motivation and workplace performance, leadership coaching and training & development. She also […]
Monthly Book Pick! This month I picked Marcus Buckingham’s First Break All the Rules [Kindle Edition]. This book is a summary of Gallup’s studies accumulated in the mid to late 1990. Gallup’s research produced twelve simple questions that distinguish the strongest departments of a company from the rest. This book introduces this essential measuring stick and proves the link between […]
Congrats to the winner of my Book Pick of the month, Siegrid Ree. Stay tuned for my next pick of the month giveaway! All the best, Mary V. Davids Mary V. Davids is the Founder and Managing Member of D&M Consulting Services, LLC. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management and a Master’s Degree in Human Resource Management. Mary […]
*This article is also shared on LinkedIn Pulse: ‘Careers: Getting Started’ channel. You can find it here. Your first 90 days in a new workplace are crucial. Within that time you must not only prove you can perform the job, you must prove you were worth the investment. Rookie mistakes can unfortunately create lasting impressions […]
Emotions can run high in the workplace. Most of our waking hours are spent working and during that time we are expected to shut off our emotions, roll up our sleeves, and ignore our human nature to react when we are offended, stressed, or feel attacked. Often we are required to balance something as natural […]
Put down the phone, relax and breathe. Olivia Pope is not the only one you need to call on when there is a scandal causing havoc in the workplace. Here are a few ways to get things back to normal when your office is in chaos over a workplace scandal. Acknowledge the problem. Have a meeting and acknowledge […]
Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think. –Ralph Waldo Emerson I recently attended a chat session about best hiring practices. The participants were asked when hiring: Should placement be based applicants blending well with the corporate culture or should it be based on applicants possessing […]
Great leaders understand the importance of serving others. -Mary V. Davids
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