by Mary Erlain | Personal Development, Time Management
The strength of efficient procedures lies in the fact that,once established, they become automatic. Well-planned procedures for paper flow, for processing orders, and for other routine matters save time and increase the productivity of everyone. Ongoing evaluation and...
by Mary Erlain | Business Communication, Leadership, PeakDS Blog, Personal Development
Here are a few characteristics of strong working relationships: • The leader and team members are mutually committed to working together to achieve the goals of the organization. • The leader and all the team members care about one another’s needs and goals. • The...
by Mary Erlain | Personal Development, Time Management
Streamline plans. Once you understand the need and know exactly who has been doing the work and how, develop an improved method for achieving the task in a time efficient manner. Eliminate obsolete tasks. Combine several routine activities that can be done by one...
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 | PeakDS Blog, Personal Development
Anything that shapes one’s thinking or behavior is a conditioning influence. A conditioning influence may originate either internally or externally. The three most common conditioning influences are the family, the social environment and personal attitudes toward...
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