Relationships, by their nature, require constant and consistent tending. The quality of the care you put into relationships with your colleagues translates into either a negative or a positive experience. That is, the other person perceives every one of your interactions as good or bad. If you behave poorly during a contact, that experience is considered negative; conversely, if you conduct yourself well, that experience is counted as positive. This idea is similar to the emotional and trust bank accounts presented by Stephen Covey in his book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” in that connectivity has a cumulative effect. The more interactions are seen as negative, the less likely you are to develop connections. If you want to increase the positive experiences and thus enhance your connections, you must improve your individual leader behaviour and emotional awareness – your self-awareness.
The research coming from the neurosciences has confirmed that your behaviour is driven by your thoughts and feelings. That being said, learning to create the necessary thoughts and feelings (emotional awareness) in order to increase the positive experiences and thus enhance your connections, is a must. The skill of Positive Presence is your innate ability to adjust for and create a positive and energized mindset through conscious thought processes for high-performance behaviour.
Initiating ‘Positive Presence’ skill training creates shared language and expectations around the mindset and kinds of behaviours that are necessary to create a positive and energized environment within which to work and thrive in today’s knowledge economy.
CORPORATE HARMONY is grateful to Dr. Michael E. Frisina for his contributions to this entry.
Catherine is the President and CEO of CORPORATE HARMONY, providing virtual solutions for leadership development and organizational culture change. Her leadership and coaching experience as a Project Manager in an ever-changing, fast moving technological organization with unrelenting demands drove her to the realization that a positive mindset and strength-building behaviors are essential for today’s complex and chaotic organizational systems. CORPORATE HARMONY’s virtual platform of programs, coaching and performance measurement, is an innovative online technology of tested proprietary content. The world-class content of CORPORATE HARMONY’s Positive Presence Program develops the skill of ‘Positive Presence’ and the necessary ‘Positive Presence Behaviour Competencies’ for maintaining a positive and energized mindset and increased performance in today’s complex work environment, and leading to a culture of collaboration and connection. Catherine’s vision for Corporate Harmony is to bring the skill of “Positive Presence” to the corporate world as it becomes more complex, ambiguous and chaotic. Catherine is uniquely positioned to impact organizations’ productivity and long term success, with her powerful vision of eliminating bad stress from every workplace around the globe, bringing purpose into the people equation to promote healthy, productive and meaningful work cultures and turn the tide on the neglect of mental health on a global scale. Catherine is author of the book: “CORPORATE HARMONY – The Performance Link for Today’s Modern Organization” Catherine can be reached at: Catherine.Osborne@corporateharmony.ca or go to ‘contact us’ on our website www.corporateharmony.ca. Catherine is available for consultation, and can be reached by 519-695-3407.