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The Behaviour/Performance Connection

There is a knowledge gap among leaders who lack a deep understanding of the critical role they play between themselves and the behaviour strengths of their employees. People connect and engage with their leader before they connect and engage with

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The Performance Power of Your Presence

Never doubt the impact on performance marked by your presence as a leader. You are, without a doubt, ridiculously in charge of the production and wellbeing of every person you lead, and ultimately, the destiny of your organization. And, without

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The Value of Behaviour Style aka Social/Communication Style

As a human you are a complex manufacturing plant for electro-magnetic neuro-chemical energy.  Positive emotions exist in positive energy.  Your energy is basically your thoughts and feelings which manifest into the physical world as behaviour.  Learning and developing your skill

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4 Traits of Emotionally Aware Leaders

As we move through the knowledge era toward the Age of Connection (aka The Network Society) due to the internet, the necessity for emotionally aware leadership is absolutely critical for organizational success.  Research and experts have identified at least four

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Leadership Development in Today’s World

A number of factors contribute to the failure of leadership development programs today. Among these is the limited participation by senior leadership in the training and in holding people accountable for changing behaviour following the training. Limited participation signals a

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Performance Excellence – Continuous Improvement

When behaviour is identified as a critical piece of the performance equation – and studies of corporate success stories have proven its relevance time and time again – it means that behaviour skills must become part of the organizational total

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Performance Excellence – The Skill of Positive Presence

Unfortunately, it is not unusual to see people in management positions that are clueless about how to deal with the dysfunctional situations and behaviours — the “people issues,” that occur daily and could consume upwards of 80 percent of a

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Performance Excellence – The Influential Leader

Behind every high-performing organization is an influential leader who is keenly aware of how thought habits drive individual behaviour, and how behaviour habits affect those with whom you work. And, whether formally trained or not, this influential leader knows the

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Performance Excellence – The Formula

Performance can be illustrated by this simple formula: Performance= technical skill x behavioural skill. In high-risk industries, such as health care delivery, an imbalance between these two elements of performance (technical skill and behavioural skill) can result in poor work

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New Leadership – The Influential Leader

At the heart of a high-functioning integrated team in a performance driven culture, is performance at the individual level – and more specifically, ‘influential leader’ behaviour skills. Every team member is an influential leader regardless of rank or title. What’s

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