by Mary Erlain | Business, Business Communication, Business Development, Leadership
Leadership can be stressful. But effective leaders use stress as a constructive force rather than allowing it to become a destructive one. Stress occurs when conditions produce awareness that some action is required to satisfy a need, to solve a problem, or to prevent...
by Mary Erlain | Business, Business Communication, Business Development, Generational Diversity, Leadership, Personal Development
No matter how ambitious, talented, or self-disciplined you are, at some point it becomes necessary to involve other people in achieving results and building effective productivity. Empowerment is the means for accomplishing these goals. Empowerment is the creation of...
by Mary Erlain | Business, Business Development, Leadership, PeakDS Blog, Personal Development
Maintaining a motivational climate sets the scene for maximizing the talents and abilities of the individuals who make up the entire organization. People who are motivated, who maintain a positive attitude toward the organization and their role in it, and who are...
by Mary Erlain | Business Development, PeakDS Blog, Personal Development, Sales
The Gatekeepers are defined as the people who stand in the way of getting to the decision maker. They can be well-trained to run interference. That’s what they have been hired to do. I have been in that role when I was a health care professional and I was among the...
by Mary Erlain | Business Communication, Business Development, Generational Diversity, PeakDS Blog
Knowledge about basic behavioral styles helps you to understand employees better and to implement the approach that most effectively motivates each one. Personalities can be categorized according to four basic styles observable in the behavior of most individuals....
by Mary Erlain | Business, Business Communication, Business Development, Leadership, PeakDS Blog
Here are a few characteristics of strong working relationships: • The leader and team members are mutually committed to working together to achieve the goals of the organization. This doesn’t always mean that they get along perfectly and there is not...
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