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Operate Above the Line Daily

by Mary Erlain | Business, Business Communication, Leadership, PeakDS Blog, Personal Development

Leadership ability and effectiveness are enhanced tremendously by a leadership philosophy that calls for belief in the worth of people, belief in their abilities, and belief in their potential for growth. This leadership philosophy forms a bedrock foundation for...

Respect Team Members and Their Skills

by Mary Erlain | Business, Business Communication, Leadership, PeakDS Blog, Personal Development

Understanding the nature of authentic, effective authority and power is inherent in empowering a team and practicing effective delegation. True power involves leading through character, example, and intellectual challenge. Personal power is strengthened and multiplies...

Future Communication and Technology Advances

by Mary Erlain | Business, Business Communication, Generational Diversity

In  The Motley Fool article “The Future of Workplace Communication”, published on October 29, 2013, Joseph Harrystates “Transitioning from tradition: Companies are looking toward UC to improve response times, increase employee productivity, and reduce operational...

Recognize the Strengths of Your Team

by Mary Erlain | Business, Business Communication, Leadership, PeakDS Blog

Career growth is a lifelong process. But the organization cannot afford to wait 20 years or longer for newly-employed individuals to mature to top professional capacity. Typically, career maturity never arrives merely by waiting for it. Today’s needs demand immediate...

How do you deal with the awkward moments in networking?

by Mary Erlain | Business, Business Communication

Awkward moments can be one reason why people shy away from networking altogether. Your networking was going fine until the unforeseen happened, and you didn’t know what to do and found yourself saying “well, this is awkward.” Here are some common awkward moments and...

How Technology Has Changed Workplace Communication between the Generations

by Mary Erlain | Business, Business Communication, Generational Diversity, Leadership, Personal Development

How Technology Has Changed Workplace Communication   In a Forbes article published on December 10, 2013, Natalie Burg states “Business doesn’t happen face to face as often as some would like. “Collaboration technology sprang up 20 years ago, but we kept...
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