A former professor of mine once asked a question: “Who is the most important person in your life?” Naturally the class responded with a list of family members, children, spouses…etc. My professor responded: “Wrong. The most important person in your life should be you. Because if you are not happy and do not do the things […]
“If you wanted it badly enough, you’d do it.” That’s what I keep telling myself when I purposefully get distracted and allow things that do not propel me to grow to interfere with my success. You see, the very thing we say we want and/or need to position ourselves for greatness is the very thing that scares us […]
Mary V. Davids is Principal Consultant at 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 serves as Secretary […]
The one thing I find many of my clients and colleagues have in common is excuses. I often hear of goals, life objectives and hopeful achievements during our conversations and when I pose the question inquiring about the action behind the goal, I receive a slew of reasons why they haven’t achieved them. I’ve found that […]
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 […]
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 […]
*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 […]
Six Ways to Re-Brand Yourself and Create a Competitive Advantage When you re-brand yourself you are essentially telling others what you want them to know about you. By taking control of how others view you, you are laying a solid foundation to create a competitive advantage in today’s job-market. Re-branding yourself takes time and requires […]
We all need a little push here and there and it is all too often that we pour so much of our energy into those we mentor, we forget we need some encouragement ourselves. So while I am self-motivating, I will also pour into you. We have lived to see another year begin and many […]