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, PeakDS Blog, Personal Development
The most productive individuals are those who master the art of taking care of emergency situations, unexpected and unplanned, that require immediate attention to prevent serious consequences. “Fire fighting” is the usual term for handling a crisis. “Fire fighting”...
by Mary Erlain | Leadership, PeakDS Blog
What is learned from this research that can be applied to your leadership style today? Can you become a high achiever or is it something innate? Jay Hall, PhD., identifies the key behaviors that make up a high achiever as follows: Belief in the incoherent competence...
by Mary Erlain | PeakDS Blog, Personal Development
As a decision maker and problem solver, be prepared to risk change. Be willing to pay the price of disturbing your own psychological comfort by choosing to change. It may become necessary to defend yourself against traditional ways of thinking and acting, and you may...
by Mary Erlain | Leadership, PeakDS Blog
Welcome to our new website! Peak Development Strategies was founded in 2007 by Mary Erlain. Our tagline “Connecting the dots and removing barriers! ™ truly conveys the company’s mission in helping small businesses. “A lot of people in our industry haven’t had...
by Mary Erlain | PeakDS Blog, Time Management
Microsoft Outlook is a wonderful time management tool. It has the ability to manage your business and personal email in one place. Outlook provides the tools to manage several address books. Contacts can be categorized in customized groups so that they are easily...
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