Authenticity, humility, honesty, and courage are hallmark leadership traits that research has attributed to a leader’s emotional awareness. In today’s knowledge economy in which the majority of your workforce is made up of knowledge workers – those people whose jobs require formal and/or advanced education and are often professionals in their own right – there is now a critical need for leaders, from the top right down to the front lines, to possess a deep emotional awareness of both themselves and of those they lead.
Emotionally aware leaders are highly practiced with the skill of ‘Positive Presence’ and it places them in a position to model emotionally balanced behaviour. More important, it enables them to be responsive to others’ needs, which is a primary contributor to employee engagement. Most people are not born with emotional awareness that comes with the skill of Positive Presence – it is, for the most part, a learned ‘skill’.
One of the paramount detriments to performance in today’s knowledge economy is the negativity that arises from people’s negative electro-magnetic neuro-chemical energy (thought habits). The skill of Positive Presence equips you with the tools and brain science necessary to effectively replace the negative thoughts and feelings with positive ones and in so doing you are equipped to influence the positive in all those around you.
Furthermore, initiating ‘Positive Presence‘ skill training creates shared language and expectations around the kinds of behaviour habits and mindset needed for resilience (aka mental toughness, aka cognitive strength) and a culture of collaboration.
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.