by Mary Erlain | Business, Leadership, PeakDS Blog
Do you want to accelerate your growth strategy and planning? Take a look at Starbuck’s and Dunkin’ Donuts. Both companies are wildly successful posting billions in sales. What is the same about what they do? Coffee – people want to get a cup of coffee. That’s where...
by Mary Erlain | Business, Business Communication, Leadership, PeakDS Blog, Personal Development
Talk in the “we” not just me. This can be difficult for highly competitive people who are more individualists. The win is more of the priority than the team. Winning is important, but as Michael Jordan learned through the coaching from Phil Jackson, he could not win...
by Mary Erlain | Business, Leadership, Personal Development
No matter how hard you try, motivating others is not sustainable. You may get those blips and moments of motivation out of fear or incentive, but they seem to fade over time. Why? Empowerment is the key ingredient. Empowerment reaches internally not externally....
by Mary Erlain | Business, Leadership, Personal Development
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...
by Mary Erlain | Business, Business Communication, Leadership, News, PeakDS Blog, Personal Development, Time Management
With the constant instability of the economy reaching global proportions many people are looking for a safety net. The job market is directly affected by the economy creating a sea of talented unemployed workers. Small business is the backbone of our economy, but who...
by Mary Erlain | Business, Business Communication, Leadership, PeakDS Blog, Personal Development
Probably all people occasionally dream of having a job where they enjoy coming to work every day. This expectation may be unrealistic. For most people, the simple fact is that there are some aspects of their job that they do not like. Although you may understand and...
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