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Coach or Cut Free?

Posted on August 18, 2026 by Catherine Osborne

The sad fact about chronically disruptive people is that they are rarely coachable or teachable. Human behaviour research shows us that functional environments will become dysfunctional as a result of disruptive employees. Rarely if ever does the opposite occur. This…

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The APB Technique – “Awareness, Pause, Breathe”

Posted on July 7, 2026 by Catherine Osborne

Staying in a positive mindset is greatly challenged in today’s complex and ever-changing work environment and for many of us it is a constant daily practice. One of the techniques used for maintaining a positive mindset is what my friend…

Tagged with: behavior, brain injury, emotional energy, energized work force, feeling, Negative, positive, positive mindset, positive presence, thought, work, work environment
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How is Your Focus?

Posted on June 9, 2026 by Catherine Osborne

Focus is a fundamental requirement in today’s workplace. In the knowledge workforce focus is necessary for productivity and efficiency; It’s necessary for quality and for safety; It’s necessary for self-awareness; And it’s also necessary for the practices of mindfulness and…

Tagged with: brain, efficiency, emotional energy, focus, harmony, meditation, mindfulness, positive presence, productivity, quality, re-wire, safety, self-awareness
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Negativity – The Greatest Threat to Success

Posted on April 7, 2026 by Catherine Osborne

In the knowledge-based economy it is the first time in human history that a ‘hard day’s work’ is not ‘hard’ in the physical sense, but instead it is the employee’s brain that’s being worked — it is their ‘mind,’ that…

Tagged with: brain-power, efficiency, emotional energy, emotional state, energized, energy, negative energy, positive, positive presence, productivity, success, wellness
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The Intrinsic Nature of Leadership

Posted on December 2, 2025 by Catherine Osborne

There are basically four fundamental aspects of behaviour style: (1) executing (driver), (2) influencing (persuader), (3) strategic thinking (analyzer), and (4) relationship building, (stabilizer). With a fundamental understanding of these four aspects of behaviour patterns and how they affect connection,…

Tagged with: behaviour, change, Character, collaboration, commitment, competence, connection, emotional energy, engagement, leadership, positive presence
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What’s Your Leadership Style

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Catherine Osborne

There are essentially four behaviour preferences or styles: (1) executing (driver), (2) influencing (persuader), (3) strategic thinking (analyzer), and (4) relationship building, (stabilizer). Having awareness of your dominant behaviour pattern or style as well as others’ behaviour styles is essential…

Tagged with: behaviour, behaviour preferences, collaboration, connection, emotional energy, leadership, neuroscience, performance, positive presence, relationships, workplace behaviour
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A Leaders Playbook

Posted on October 21, 2025 by Catherine Osborne

Throughout the college football season, we can glean many valuable leadership behaviour lessons that are so applicable to the work we do at The Frisina Group and The Center for Influential Leadership. Thinking of behaviour and its critical link to…

Tagged with: Achievement, analysis, behaviour, brain, emotional energy, focus, interpersonal relationships, leadership, lower brain fear, performance, Performance management, positive presence, stress, success, team
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Emotional Awareness – A Must for Organizational Wellness

Posted on October 29, 2024 by Catherine Osborne

Leaders without emotional awareness, do not relate well to others or engage with them, and in fact, are more likely to cause dissatisfaction, conflict and performance dysfunction. It’s less than 30 years since the idea of emotions having an impact…

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Leading Change Through Chaos

Posted on October 22, 2024 by Catherine Osborne

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…

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Can You Embrace Change?

Posted on October 15, 2024 by Catherine Osborne

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…