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Role Modeling

Posted on June 22, 2021 by Catherine Osborne

“Leaders lead”, as the old saying goes. This is a simplistic view of what leaders actually do; it does not take into account the fact that not everything a leader does is worth following. So let’s revise this saying to…

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The Trust Quotient

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Catherine Osborne

The word trust is derived for the German word trost, meaning comfort. This is an appropriate association because when you trust someone, you are comforted by the belief that this person has your best interest at heart and thus will…

Tagged with: accountability, attention, behaviour, collaboration, concern, confidence, connection, Consistency, Experience, Generalized trust, honorable, interpersonal, leadership, listening, mental model, positive mindset, positive presence, self-awareness, Sharing, team, transparency, Trust
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The New ‘Lean’ Is All About Behaviour!

Posted on May 25, 2021 by Catherine Osborne

After the Second World War, the Japanese economy was in ruins. The American economy on the other hand was booming. As a result, a number of leading quality management gurus (Deming and Juran) travelled to Japan to share their teachings.…

Tagged with: behavior, behaviour, change, coherent, disruptive, employees, energy, environment, feelings, Flexibility, habits, improvement strategy, knowledge-based, Negative, patterns, positive, positive presence, productive, smoothness, synergy, thoughts, toxic, value
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What Your People Want

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Catherine Osborne

Gone are the days when a paycheck, the employee of the month award, and the gold watch at retirement were sufficient motivators for people to perform at their best or to remain loyal and dedicated to the organization. Just as…

Tagged with: accountability, behaviour, brainstorming, collaboration, Communicating, Competition, connection, contributors, decision making, engagement, feedback, guidance, leaders, passions, passive producers, responsibility, Rewarding, self-awareness, Sharing, talents, team
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Bad Apples Or Bad Barrels?

Posted on April 20, 2021 by Catherine Osborne

Maybe you have heard the phrase “that one bad apple can ruin the whole barrel”. This adage has been used for centuries to relate individual behaviour to the ability of a rotten piece of fruit to spoil an entire barrel…

Tagged with: behaviour, biofield, collaborative, communication, Competition, conflict, cooperation, disruptive, dysfunctional, morale, motivation, negative energy, positive presence, succeed, teams, toxic individuals, uncooperative, value, workplaces
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Are You an Authentic Leader?

Posted on March 23, 2021 by Catherine Osborne

In today’s world of organizations there is a real desire for authentic leadership. Being an authentic leader means you must understand how you relate to others and then learn to adjust your behaviour accordingly to deal with others in a…

Tagged with: Authentic Leader, behaviour, behavioural intelligence, complexity, emotional intelligence, executive leadership, hot-buttons, leadership development, lightening-fast change, positive, positive presence, positive space, self-awareness, self-control
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Are You Motivated to Change?

Posted on February 23, 2021 by Catherine Osborne

Practicing self-awareness and identifying your behaviour strengths will help you manage your behaviour choices and help you to form effective collaborations. These are the key steps to becoming an effective leader. Achieving the goal of effective leadership requires daily practice…

Tagged with: Achievement, behaviour, behaviour strengths, change, collaborations, effectiveness, leadership, performance, positive presence, self-awareness, success
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What is Your Leadership Strength?

Posted on February 9, 2021 by Catherine Osborne

Have you ever wondered why you choose to behave a certain way? To help answer this question, Tom Rath and Barry Conchie have classified leadership strengths into four domains: (1) executing (driver), (2) influencing (persuader), (3) strategic thinking (analyzer), and…

Tagged with: awareness, behaviour, behaviour preference, collaboration, connection, leadership, performance, positive presence, relationships, strength, success
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Focus On Behaviour, Not Technical Skills

Posted on January 26, 2021 by Catherine Osborne

It is behaviour and relationship skills that bring out the technical competencies and enable the job of a leader to be done well. At higher levels of leadership (e.g., chief executives), technical skills are even less important than good behaviour…

Tagged with: behaviour, collaborative, connective, greatness, leader, performance, positive presence, relationship, relationships, self-aware
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Self-Awareness: The Basic Competency

Posted on January 5, 2021 by Catherine Osborne

In our ever-increasing competitive business climate, organizations continue to seek any advantage that will give them edge on their competition. Many have found that one solution is to improve their leadership culture. To do that you must begin with self-awareness…

Tagged with: behaviour, beliefs, credibility, culture, Emotions, inspiring traits, leadership, mindset, organizational performance, performance, positive, positive presence, preferences, qualities, success, Trust, values
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