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Communicating For Performance Excellence

Posted on January 13, 2026 by Catherine Osborne

So often we hear in leadership education that we are to “lead by example.” Too often this translates to leaders that if I want my employees to work as hard as I do, than that means I have to demonstrate…

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The Hierarchy of Behaviour

Posted on January 6, 2026 by Catherine Osborne

In 1943 Abraham Maslow developed what many of us know as “Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.” His theory is that human psychology revolves around a five-tier model of human needs, often depicted as hierarchical levels within a pyramid. As you may…

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Effective Communication is Paramount!

Posted on December 23, 2025 by Catherine Osborne

We have all been taught that the key to communication is listening. This is true, but you first must care before you can listen to understand effectively. Effective communication, as a highly influential trust behaviour, requires caring first, and seeking…

Communication is NOT Overrated

Posted on December 16, 2025 by Catherine Osborne

Technology mogul Elon Musk once tweeted out that “people are overrated.” While he would later explain that he was referring to the power of robotics and the emerging technology in both robotics and artificial intelligence, one wonders how destructive that…

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The System Components of Leadership

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Catherine Osborne

Leadership effectiveness has three key components – not competencies – but system components – the necessary and sufficient conditions to produce results sustainable over time at a very high level. The three core components of leadership are: a. Character –…

The Intrinsic Nature of Leadership

Posted on December 2, 2025 by Catherine Osborne

There are basically four fundamental aspects of behaviour style: (1) executing (driver), (2) influencing (persuader), (3) strategic thinking (analyzer), and (4) relationship building, (stabilizer). With a fundamental understanding of these four aspects of behaviour patterns and how they affect connection,…

What’s Your Leadership Style

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Catherine Osborne

There are essentially four behaviour preferences or styles: (1) executing (driver), (2) influencing (persuader), (3) strategic thinking (analyzer), and (4) relationship building, (stabilizer). Having awareness of your dominant behaviour pattern or style as well as others’ behaviour styles is essential…

Domains of Leadership Strength

Posted on November 18, 2025 by Catherine Osborne

John Maynard Keyes wrote, “The hardest thing is not to get people to accept new ideas; it is to get them to forget the old ones.” Change, increased complexity, and chaos are constants in our knowledge and technology driven world.…

The Role of Performance Coach

Posted on November 11, 2025 by Catherine Osborne

As a leader one of your most important roles is Performance Coach. And by far, behaviour change is THE most challenging aspect of performance coaching for team members. To adequately acknowledge the need to change your behaviour, you must be…

The Driving Force behind Behaviour

Posted on November 5, 2025 by Catherine Osborne

A fundamental principle, what one might call a natural law, is that people choose to act and behave based on what they believe to be true about how they see the world around them. Neuroscience research substantiates this claim. The…

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