by Mary Erlain | Leadership, PeakDS Blog, Personal Development
“Putting a new employee on the job to ‘sink or swim’ results in frustration, sloppy work habits, and omission of important details. Reinforce the attitudes and behavior patterns you want.” Developing people and developing dynamic work teams are closely related skills....
by Mary Erlain | Leadership, PeakDS Blog, Personal Development
As you grow in personal leadership, the excitement you experience in achieving new goals is so fulfilling that you will never want to give up the rewards of this way of life. The gratification you receive from exercising personal leadership makes it hard to believe...
by Mary Erlain | Business Communication, Leadership, PeakDS Blog
Maintaining a motivational climate sets the scene for maximizing the talents and abilities of the individuals who compose the organization. People who are motivated, who maintain a positive attitude toward the organization and their role in it, and who are...
by Mary Erlain | Leadership, PeakDS Blog
Good leaders often have unique opportunities for achieving personal and professional success. Typically, leaders have a large supply of resources for productivity—resources such as time, the capacity for work, and the ideas, creativity, and enthusiasm of a whole group...
by Mary Erlain | Business Communication, Leadership
Trust is essential to reach the goal, to get the job done. Like any worthwhile accomplishment, there are no shortcuts to establish trust: Developing trust takes time, effort, and commitment. Building trust means doing what is right even when it is difficult to do....
by Mary Erlain | Leadership
Here are several actions you can use regularly to set the stage for an empowered delegation environment: Think and talk in terms of “we,” not just “me.” Recognize that mistakes are part of the learning process. Replace the word “failure” with other words in your...
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