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It’s Behaviour that drives a People Culture

Posted on August 30, 2022 by Catherine Osborne

Knowing how to create and sustain highly functional teams is a leader’s duty. Team building is the product of understanding human behaviour not technical skill. Leaders must focus on behaviour skill competencies that allow technical skills to blend into a…

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The Value of a Cooperative Attitude

Posted on August 16, 2022 by Catherine Osborne

A cooperative attitude inhibits destructive competition. Cooperation, on the other hand, is the ‘new’ constructive competition. While competition among teams can be healthy in that it brings out personal bests and team bests, it can quickly lead to negative or…

Tagged with: attitude, behaviour, collaborative, communication, Competition, consequences, cooperation, dysfunctional behaviour, functional team, leader, morale, motivation, Negative, performance, positive presence, team
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Collaboration is the Key!

Posted on August 2, 2022 by Catherine Osborne

Research evidence supports collaborative environments and points to improvements in organizational climate, better understanding of organizational goals and expectations, greater individual and leader accountability, lower turnover, and higher retention of leader candidates. There is a caveat, however, in that while…

Tagged with: accountability, behaviour, change, collaboration, communication, dysfunction, goals, influence, influential leader, integrated team, interpersonal skills, leader, micromanagement, performance, positive presence, retention, self-awareness, thought, Trust
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The 3-C’s of Connection

Posted on July 26, 2022 by Catherine Osborne

Collaboration, Communication and Cooperation – these are the 3-C’s of Connection. Mastering connection within today’s integrated teams does not just happen – but it is necessary for high performance and success. Collaboration plays a key role in connection and is…

Tagged with: attitude, collaboration, communication, Competition, cooperation, goals, harmony, integrated team, interconnected, interdependent, Knowledge, mission, objectives, performance, positive presence, quality, relationships, system, teamwork, workplace
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How Important is Connection?

Posted on July 5, 2022 by Catherine Osborne

As John Maxwell wrote “Everyone communicates. Few connect. It’s difficult to connect with people while pursuing your own selfish agenda. By nature, connecting is a giving experience.” Connection is the strategy of successful leaders. Connection is the linkage among people…

Tagged with: communication, connection, contact, Hawthorne Effect, leaders, performance, positive presence, productivity, relationships, workplace
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Adaptability – Resiliency to Respond to Changing Events

Posted on June 21, 2022 by Catherine Osborne

Developing a strategy for ‘Connection’ can have enormous influence on the way your people think and connect and plays an important role in fundamental transformation of any businesses culture and work environment. There are three behaviour-based concepts that must be…

Tagged with: Adaptability, alertness, Attentiveness, behaviour, change, communication, compassion, connection, culture, emotional connections, engagement, flexible, influence, leader, miscommunications, performance, Positive experiences, proactive, productivity, resiliency, self-awareness, self-examination, sensitivity, success, transformation, Trust, versatile
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Let Behaviour Drive Performance

Posted on December 21, 2021 by Catherine Osborne

When you think about behaviour competency to drive performance, consider the following key behaviour skills, and then ask yourself if you are guilty of making the assumption that your people are aware of and competent in these abilities: 1. Build…

Tagged with: accountable, behaviour, care, communication, connection, culture, energized, engaged, expectations, foundation, initiative, listening, motivated, performance, Respect, responsibility, Trust, understanding, values, victim
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When is Enough Enough?

Posted on November 16, 2021 by Catherine Osborne

The human capacity for choice can be both a blessing and a curse. The capacity to choose is often times overlooked when it comes to understanding performance in the work place. In times of a labor shortage, managers tend to…

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The human factors of Ineffective Communication

Posted on August 24, 2021 by Catherine Osborne

Much of the communication today in business and health care entails an exchange, wherein all parties involved must act as both giver and recipient of information. This exchange ensures that the information is received and the recipient has an opportunity…

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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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