In today’s professional world, people are craving effective leadership. What maybe misattributed as generational gaps is that everywhere, middle level managers and their team members are overburdened and uninspired by individuals holding titled positions of leadership providing neither effective leadership…
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Not Making the Choice to Change
Change – whether personal or organizational – is not easy. It is a journey that takes many years and involves many people, but as the Chinese proverb states, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step.” Despite…
Tagged with: behaviour, change, commitment, connections, engagement, human energy, leaders, performance excellence, positive presence, self-examination, workplace behaviour
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4 Steps to Organizational Performance
The corporate world is full of courses, seminars and workshops purporting to improve employee skills, increase productivity, boost morale, and enhance employee retention, and ultimately to increase organizational performance. It is the hope that the investment of time and money…
Tagged with: behaviour, brain, change, coaching, Confirmation bias, connections, leader, mental model, neuronal pathways, neuroscience, performance, productivity, thought habits
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How Strong is your Leadership Foundation?
Following are three foundational skills sets that need to be strongly embedded in every leader in order to achieve performance excellence: 1.Develop a Learner’s Attitude Success in every dimension of life is related to your ability to connect with others.…
Tagged with: adapt, care, change, connection, connections, grow, humility, Learner’s Attitude, performance, positive, positive presence, quality, Selflessness, skills, success, supportive, unproductive
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The People Energy in Performance
In today’s workforce the talent pool of technically competent people fluctuates. While everyone still competes to hire people with strong technical skills, it is becoming increasingly clear that performance is a function of both technical skill and behaviour capacity. Furthermore,…
Tagged with: behaviour, Brain neurological energy, change, collaboration, complexity, culture, leaders, performance, positive presence, stress, thought habits
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The Performance Power In Your People
The business and professional climates in which you work remain increasingly competitive. Each day competitive markets grow as technology spans the vast array of global industries. These rapidly changing environments are causing ambiguities and confusion about the roles and responsibilities…
Tagged with: ambiguities, change, competitive environment, emotional health, emotional intelligence, engagement, focus, global, influential, initiative, innovation, leader, leaders, mental, neurosciences, performance, physical health, positive presence, productivity, relationships, solutions, Strategy, success, teamwork
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Employee Needs – Why Should I Care?
Many organizations are at a loss when it comes to building culture. CEOs are quick to put their top leaders into a room for a couple of days, even a couple of weeks, and expect a culture change. As an…
Tagged with: accountability, Appreciation, behaviour, belonging, Challenge, change, Control, culture, Growth, inclusion, leadership, Learning, Meaning, positive presence, Power, purpose, Recognition, Trust, vision
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Leading Change Through Chaos
It is inevitable actually, that you will at some point in your career find yourself faced with the necessity to make a change that you don’t agree with, for whatever the reason. … and the reasons are unlimited. One reason…
Tagged with: attitude, change, change-resistance, chaos, complex, disruptive, emotional energy, front lines, mindset, organizational systems, positive presence, public service, relationships, resilience, Resistance, stress, stress response, wellness
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Can You Embrace Change?
Let’s face it, if we are not changing, chances are we’re not alive. Resistance to change is normal and natural. You see, the minute your brain realizes you are moving out of your ‘comfort zone’…it automatically sets off the famous…
Tagged with: attitude, change, change-resistance, chaos, complex, disruptive, emotional energy, front lines, mindset, organizational systems, positive presence, public service, relationships, resilience, Resistance, stress, stress response, wellness
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The Skill of Positive Presence for Emotional Awareness
Influential 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…
Tagged with: accountability, adapt, awareness, behaviour, brains, change, collaboration, emotional awareness, employee engagement, flex, open mind, positive presence, triggers
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