| DB Latimore Professional Services Group, LLC is a Human Resources Management firm specializing in maximizing workforce productivity in both organizations and individuals. |
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Contact Information
Website: www.dblatimore.com
Email: info@dblatimore.com
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 138
Bealeton, VA 22712
Phone:
703-887-6501
 
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Specialties
• Human Resources Management Services
• Professional Coaching Services
• Organizational Assessments and Consultation
• Custom Designed Strategic Facilitation and Productivity Workshops |
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About Daphne
Daphne B. Latimore is the founder and Chief Executive of D.B. Latimore Professional Services Group, LLC a boutique firm specializing in Human Resource Management Consulting, Professional Coaching Services and Workforce Seminars.
As a senior HR Practitioner and Corporate Executive Daphne's leadership accomplishments have been cultivated within both the public and private sectors, with extensive experience in coaching and consulting senior leaders across diverse lines of business.
Daphne's business acumen, her 30 years of strategic and operational expertise and the application of Human Capital principles have been credited for successfully transforming and aligning domestic and international HR organizations with corporate business imperatives. She specializes in establishing sustainable workforce productivity programs and creating frameworks to support enterprise wide transitions. Her background includes cultural transformation, talent management and organizational effectiveness. Additionally, she is a skilled professional in the leadership of large scale integration efforts for mergers and acquisitions as well as oversight of corporate divestitures. Daphne is a featured columnist for Ealon Magazine, providing insightful guidance on career management. |
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The hummingbird logo represents the potential agility of any workforce. We support the belief that minor adjustments to the way work is defined and delivered will improve the productivity of the performing unit and ultimately the organization |
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| July 2016 |
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 I read a quote recently that said, "summer is where laziness meets respectability." I laughed. I will be the first to admit that summer promotes a relaxing and less productive atmosphere. It is such an appropriate quote to describe the lazy days of summer. It's a season for us to relax, rejuvenate and play.
The summer vibe has been evident in many of my meetings this month. I have had two walking meetings and three lunch meetings on the patio of different restaurants. My clients are certainly embracing opportunities to work in a relaxing environment where they can take advantage of the sunny summer days.
Organizations recognize the need to provide a more relaxed environment for their employees during the summer. Flexible work hours, casual dress and company employee events are the most common methods to recognize the season of summer.
Maintaining productivity during the summer can be challenging, however incorporating playful activities or a play ethic will fuel productivity, boost morale and encourage teamwork. The helpguide.org offers 3 tips for manager and employer:
1. Provide opportunities for social interaction among employees.
2. Encourage Creative thinking.
3. Encourage workers to take regular breaks away from their desk.
I encourage you to engage in creative play. For example: ban power point presentations for the summer, require employees to build out their presentations on a story board, as if making a movie. Another solution would be to hold meetings outside of conference rooms, find places with plenty of sunshine and include at least 10 minutes for fun, such as a quick theme based game associated with the meeting purpose. Create a cross functional team tournament focused on one or more of a strategic initiative.
These are just a few suggestions, to having a fun filled productive summer at work.
Have a wonderful summer and don't hesitate to contact me to assist you in creating an engaging work environment.
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Summer Is Here - Take Time To Add Play To Your Workday
 The late A. Bartlett Giamatti, former president of Yale University and one-time commissioner of Major League Baseball said, "You can learn more about a society by observing the way they play as opposed to how they work."
Our high tech life with its accelerated pace has fostered a culture that seems to be always working, always rushed, and always connected. With cell phones interrupting the theater, laptop computers at the beach, internet connections at every other cafe, and home offices that beckon us all hours of the night and day, it's hard to separate "play" from "work." Yet to maintain balance in our lives, and for our ultimate well-being, play is important.
Lenore Terr, a psychiatrist at the University of California, San Francisco, and author of Beyond Love and Work: Why Adults Need to Play, argues that play is crucial at every stage of life. In play, we discover pleasure, cultivate feelings of accomplishment, and acquire a sense of belonging. When we play, we learn and mature and find an outlet for stress. "Play is a lost key," Terr writes. "It unlocks the door to ourselves."
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Author's content used with permission, © Claire Communications
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DB Latimore operates from the firm belief that when policies, procedures and programs (P) are aligned with the efficiencies (E) of tools and systems, we optimize (O) our resources through product (P) affinity and collaborative leadership (L) to enable an engaged (E) workforce. |
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