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I have done an enormous amount of business travel in my life. Which means I have spent a significant amount of time in rental cars. And I can think of one time, ONE, where I took a rental car to a car wash and cleaned it up. Why, you ask? I was in Memphis, TN, […]

I am going to date myself here, and refer to one of my favorite moments in movie history. In the movie Wall Street, the central character Bud Fox says as he is about to enter Gordon Gekko’s office that “life comes down to a few moments… this is one of them.” (And my references to […]

Miscommunication happens when we assume others can “read between the lines” or make connections just because we can.

Hey Friends, In the modern business world, there are really five ingredients that have to be present all the time for great communication to be possible. Depending upon who you’re “cooking” for, depending on what audiences you’re preparing for, you’re going to make choices of which of those ingredients needs to be most dominant. So, […]

Let’s talk about the people that you bring into your organization. And in particular, let’s talk about the early career professionals that you bring in. Here’s the reality. As we often say here at The Latimer Group, we are operating in a complicated, fast paced, noisy world. And one of the best ways to make […]

Every organization is a dynamic organism, in a constant state of evolution… sometimes expanding, sometimes contracting, sometimes getting stronger, sometimes weaker. What an organization needs at any given moment is likely to be different from what it needed one year ago, or will need one year from now. And it is important for leaders to […]

This is the final installment in our #LatimerAt20 Anniversary Series, celebrating twenty years of The Latimer Group. In this series, we have been sharing our reflections on, and learnings from, the last two decades. Hello friends! In the early days of The Latimer Group, we knew we wanted to build a business around coaching communication […]

This is the sixth and final short essay written by CEO and Founder Dean Brenner to commemorate the 20th anniversary of The Latimer Group. In this series, Dean has been sharing his reflections on, and learnings from, the last two decades. In today’s essay, Dean shares the lessons and learnings that have had the most […]

This is the fifth in a series of short essays written by CEO and Founder Dean Brenner to commemorate the 20th anniversary of The Latimer Group. In this series, Dean will share his reflections on, and learnings from, the last two decades. Today’s topic is management of the stress and emotions that, for many, often […]

The relationships we have with our clients and their organizations are our most precious assets… and the things we are most proud of. This week we hear from Scott Singer. Scott has been a longtime client and friend of The Latimer Group, originally while at United Technologies, and subsequently as Head of Global Business Services […]