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Don’t Settle For ‘Good’

Posted on March 14, 2023 by Catherine Osborne

If you asked someone how they are doing, how different do you feel based upon the response between them saying, “I am good” or “I am great?” Now apply that to business or health care, if I asked you how…

Tagged with: behaviour, change, effort, Emotional, energy, future, greatness, Improvement, innovation, leaders, leadership, mindset, opportunity, performance, positive emotional energy, positive presence, relationships, results, Strategy, uncomfortable, wellness
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Focus on Behaviour, Not Technical Skill

Posted on March 7, 2023 by Catherine Osborne

When you think about leadership attributes, is your list heavy on technical elements but light on behaviour and relationship skills.? It is a fact, that behaviour and relationship skills bring out the technical competencies and enable the job to be…

Tagged with: behaviour, collaborative, connective, feedback, focus, leadership, mediocrity, motivation, performance, relationship, self-aware, self-worth, Skill, soft skills, strategic, value
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Creating Real Change

Posted on February 21, 2023 by Catherine Osborne

Think about all the people who have had leadership responsibility and authority over you. Who inspired, believed, and encouraged you? When I reflect on this question, several teachers— from grade school to graduate school—come to mind. These teachers pushed me…

Tagged with: actions, authority, behaviour, beliefs, believe, brain, change, collaborate, connect, credibility, culture, development, Emotions, engagement, inspired, inspiring, leadership, motivation, Negative, neuroscience, outcomes, performance, positive, preferences, productivity, responsibility, teams, thought, Trust, values
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Behaviour Smarts

Posted on February 14, 2023 by Catherine Osborne

Practicing self-awareness and identifying your behaviour strengths will help you manage your behaviour choices and help you form effective collaborations. These are the key steps to becoming an effective and influential leader as you stop being merely a boss. Achieving…

Tagged with: accountability, action, behaviour, change, Choice, collaborations, comfort zones, empowered, Excellence, goals, leader, mental models, motivated, motivation, performance, purpose, relationships, responsibility, self-awareness, strengths, success, team
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The 4 Domains of Leadership Strength

Posted on February 7, 2023 by Catherine Osborne

Have you ever wondered why you choose to behave a certain way? Have you ever wondered why other people’s behaviour rubs you the wrong way? A core belief of an Influential Leader is that the people they lead want to…

Tagged with: alignment, analyzer, behaviour, behaviour preference, belief, change, chaos, collaboration, communication, connection, Driver, Emotions, executing, fatigue, influencing, inspires, leader, leadership, motivates, performance, persuader, purpose, relationship, stabilizer, strategic, strength, stress, value, visioning
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Are You a Boss Or a Leader?

Posted on January 31, 2023 by Catherine Osborne

British Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery said that, “Leadership is the capacity and will to rally men and women to a common purpose and the character which inspires confidence.” If you desire to have a stronger, more productive organization where your…

Tagged with: accountability, behaviour, Boss, commitment, confidence, develop, Emotional, engagement, enthusiasm, grow, inspire, leader, leadership, listening, objectives, performance, productive, purpose, Trust, understand
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Leadership Is About Behaviour

Posted on January 24, 2023 by Catherine Osborne

Think back to the first time you heard the word “leader.” Now think of the words or phrases you attribute to a person you consider a leader. Some examples of the words or phrases we attribute to a leader include:…

Tagged with: approachable, attitude, behaviour, behaviour smart, communicator, compassionate, creative, culture, high performing, Improvement, inspirational, integrity, leader, leadership, leverage, motivational, performance, positive, visionary
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Leader Connection Drives Performance

Posted on January 10, 2023 by Catherine Osborne

As a leader you are responsible for giving your people reasons to follow you. You do this by understanding what they want and need to fulfill their work requirements and contribute to a mutual and beneficial meaningful purpose in their…

Tagged with: attitude, behaviour, behaviour competency, brain, connection, influential leader, leader, leadership, learned helplessness., mediocrity, mindset, need, Negative, neurosciences, performance, positive presence, purpose, relationships, scarcity, team, thought, Trust, want
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This New Year: Commit to Positive Presence Behaviour Competencies

Posted on December 27, 2022 by Catherine Osborne

We live in a time of great excitement as we watch the world we grew up in literally changing before your eyes. This is the first time in the history of man that we are able to watch the evolution…

Tagged with: ambiguity, behaviour, compassion, complexity, connectivity, critical-thinking, disruptive, enthusiasm, Excellence, improvements, leadership, mindset, neuroscience, optimism, positive presence, pressure, professionals, stress, tactical capacity, toxic, value
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This New Year: A New Mindset

Posted on December 20, 2022 by Catherine Osborne

The business and professional climates that we work in today are getting increasingly more complex, more ambiguous, more demanding, and in continuous fast-paced change. Each day the markets in which we compete grow as technology increases the reach of our…

Tagged with: ambiguous, behaviour, challenges, change, complex, culture, determined, focused, goals, health, initiative, innovation, markets, mindset, positive, positive presence, problem solving, productivity, professional climates, team, team work, technology, thought habits
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