by Mary Erlain | Business, Business Communication, Leadership, PeakDS Blog, Personal Development
Using your power effectively creates a motivational climate in the organization that moves you closer to your personal goals, moves your team members closer to their goals, and brings the goals of the organization within reach. In your role as leader, you can choose...
by Mary Erlain | Business, Leadership, PeakDS Blog, Personal Development, Time Management
Improved time management offers one of the quickest, easiest, and most effective strategies for improving productivity and increasing results. Because it does not require additional technical skill and job knowledge, everyone is capable of learning how to manage...
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...
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...
by Mary Erlain | Business, Leadership, PeakDS Blog
Effective delegation always involves adequate communication. People accept responsibility and act when they know what you expect. Talk informally with a person before actually turning over responsibility. A nonthreatening approach allows the person to express fears or...
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...
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