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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How Leaders Create Culture
The ancient Greek aphorism, “Know Thyself,” can be attributed most notably to the philosopher Socrates, however, for the more modern generation of folks you are probably familiar with its Latin version that hung above the Oracle’s door in the Matrix…
Tagged with: behaviour, compassionate, culture, Emotions, empathic, engagement, ethics, Influential leaders, leaders, performance, positive presence, purposeful, relationship, self-awareness, success, values
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The Way to a Culture of Engagement
It has been said many times in a variety of ways and deserves repeating here: people never connect to the organization’s mission and vision until they first connect with their leader. Influential leaders are leaders (with or without a formal…
Tagged with: behaviour habits, collaboration, compassion, connect, connection, culture, Emotions, engagement, Excellence, Hope, initiative, leader, manager, mindset, mission, performance, positive presence, relationships, responsibility, results, safety, skillsets, strengths, success, team building, Trust, vision
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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…
Tagged with: behaviour, behaviour style, connection, Emotions, energy, feeling, mental patterns, performance, positive energy, positive presence, subconscious, thinking
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Emotional Awareness – How Do You Engage?
Its important to note that, for the most part, your brain is not wired for the positive – you are actually predisposed to the negative. But, your brain can be easily taught to recognize the negative, then release the negative,…
Tagged with: brain, crisis, Emotional, Emotions, Intelligence, Negative, positive presence, relationships
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The Emotional Dimension of Performance
Human emotions are as complex as they are varied. In a span of one day, we all experience a significant number of emotional highs and lows. An average person in a high-stress environment may experience even more. Emotions do not…
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The ‘Energy Factor’ of an Energized Workforce
In the “State of the Global Workplace 2022 Report” by Gallup it was revealed that the COVID-19 pandemic era put a halt to a long period of gradual but general improvement in engagement among the world’s workers. This matters for…
Tagged with: behaviours, brain science, connection, Emotions, energy, engagement, meditation, mindfulness, mindset, negative human energy, neuroscience, performance, positive, positive presence, productivity, profitability, retention, safety, stress, thinking, workforce
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Are you a Positive Professional Role Model?
The fastest way to derail any collaborative efforts in an organization is an individual leader’s negative behaviour. Over time, negative experiences erode a leader’s influence. This is particularly true for leaders who give plenty of lip service to forging effective…
Tagged with: accountability, behaviour, change, collaboration, collaborative, continuous improvement, culture, Emotional, Emotions, energy, influence, leadership, Negative, performance, positive, positive presence, productivity, quality, relationships, self-aware, toxic, wellness, work environment
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The Performance Gap
Performance is the product of what we are capable of doing (technical skill) multiplied by what we are willing to do (motivation). In health care delivery, as in other high-risk industries, a gap between these two elements of performance can…
Tagged with: accountable, behaviours, brain function, challenges, change, consequences, emotional energy, Emotions, Improvement, initiative, leadership, management, mindset, motivation, neuroscience, performance, positive presence, processes, productivity, quality, relationships, satisfaction, stress, team, technical skill, thinking, understand, wellness
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Creating Real Change
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…
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