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, Business Communication, Generational Diversity, Leadership, Personal Development
How Technology Has Changed Workplace Communication In a Forbes article published on December 10, 2013, Natalie Burg states “Business doesn’t happen face to face as often as some would like. “Collaboration technology sprang up 20 years ago, but we kept...
by Mary Erlain | Business, Business Communication, Leadership, PeakDS Blog, Personal Development
Timing is a key ingredient in effective decision making. A sense of timing is based on common sense and intuition, and leaders who are sensitive to the needs and feelings of others generally enjoy success in this area. A technically correct decision, announced at the...
by Mary Erlain | Business, Leadership, Personal Development
As stated in a previous blog post “Discovering Individual Strengths” Tests Some qualities can be measured by tests, but others can be discovered only in practice. It is fairly easy to test objective knowledge and skills, but much more difficult to test...
by Mary Erlain | Business, Business Communication, Generational Diversity, Leadership, PeakDS Blog, Personal Development
One approach to conflict/issues/differences is to simply ignore it. The reality is the situation will not get better if left unaddressed. It will usually get worse. One thing that will never work is complaining about the worker, either to the worker or worse yet to...
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