I don’t need to crash a motorcycle to know that road rash is painful. Or wade through a marsh in order to learn that alligators aren’t friendly. I’ve learned these things, and a million other life lessons, from watching and listening to others’ experiences. In business, the advice you often hear isn’t quite as black-and-white … Continued
These days no employer can afford to lose a good employee. Not every person on the payroll is a superstar, but all play a real and necessary role in achieving your mission, from the BD team out in front to the admin and IT staff behind the scenes. That’s why this quarter, we’ve focused on … Continued
Spring cleaning isn’t something I look forward to. I prefer to usher in warmer weather with a baseball game or taking the top off the Jeep and hitting the road. As a business owner, however, I feel the need to revisit goals and refresh objectives several times a year – spring included. I hope this … Continued
Every employer is up at night thinking about their workforce. How to keep them. How to engage them. How to attract them. Employees want to work from home. Managers want to go back to the office. Whether you are operating remote or in person – or a hybrid of both – one thing is clear: … Continued
Using innovation on the job takes many forms. You might be a problem solver, a designer, a planner, or use new technology in your work. With so many ways to tap into innovation on-the-job, it’s a topic that deserves its own issue. In this edition of the Best of DTS, we share how to encourage … Continued
As kids head back to school this fall, we can all be inspired to learn something new. We have to! Hiring has gone from challenging to nearly impossible, placing an emphasis on learning programs that enrich and develop the skills of current employees. Our focus for this newsletter therefore is all about learning on the … Continued
In times of uncertainty and discord its core values that need rekindling. For some of us, the pandemic offered time for reflection – remembering why we work and what drives us. For others, our personal values kicked in automatically, helping to navigate tough work challenges. Defining the next normal will require every organization to examine … Continued
It’s been almost a year since the pandemic started. The biggest change for us – like many of you – has been adopting or refining policies and tech to make a digital workplace work. Think of your digital workplace and the platforms, tools and environments you use for work now. Who would have thought we … Continued
Our vocabulary has grown this year. You might be thinking about super-spreader, social distancing, and asymptomatic, but for 300,000 contractors and subcontractors, the latest buzz words are more along the lines of Maturity Model, practices, and C3PAO. Cybersecurity compliance is dominating the sector’s headspace. In this issue, we’ll look at the business impacts of compliance … Continued
If it seems like innovation is happening faster than ever before, that’s because it is. We’re not just seeing greater efficiency across multiple industries; we’re seeing complete disruption where new models replace the way we think and behave. Are you ready to respond? Can you handle change? In this issue, we explore some of the … Continued
