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The Role Of The Leader In Promoting Accountability

Posted on June 15, 2021 by Catherine Osborne

An ‘influential leader’ is a leader with or without rank or position who leads with a positive mindset and is versed in the behaviour competencies of Self-awareness, Collaboration and Connection. In a collaborative culture with an ‘influential leader’, accountability is…

Tagged with: accountability, collaboration, collaborative culture, confusion, connection, distrust, engagement, Excellence, fear, influential leader, measures, objectives, position, positive mindset, positive presence, rank, responsibility, success, underachievement
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Positive Presence As A Business Improvement Strategy

Posted on June 1, 2021 by Catherine Osborne

The cultural and managerial aspects of lean are possibly more important than the actual tools or methodologies of production itself. The role of organizational leaders is the fundamental element of sustaining the progress of lean thinking. In 2001 Toyota formalized…

Tagged with: attitudes, continuous improvement, cultural, engagement, mindset, mutual trust, positive presence, principles, production, relationships, Respect, transformation, values
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What Is An Engaged And Committed Workforce?

Posted on May 18, 2021 by Catherine Osborne

It is not uncommon in today’s business culture to find organizations where someone is in charge of engagement as though you could assign it or delegate it. You cannot create a culture of engagement through an organizational chart. Where you…

Tagged with: accomplishments, collaborative, culture, engagement, improvements, initiatives, leadership, motivated, performance, positive, positive presence, productivity, relationships
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What Your People Want

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Catherine Osborne

Gone are the days when a paycheck, the employee of the month award, and the gold watch at retirement were sufficient motivators for people to perform at their best or to remain loyal and dedicated to the organization. Just as…

Tagged with: accountability, behaviour, brainstorming, collaboration, Communicating, Competition, connection, contributors, decision making, engagement, feedback, guidance, leaders, passions, passive producers, responsibility, Rewarding, self-awareness, Sharing, talents, team
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Do You Have a Toxic Work Environment?

Posted on March 16, 2021 by Catherine Osborne

Some surveys show that as many as half of all front-line workers feel low levels of work engagement stemming in part from poor leadership. If any one person, regardless of technical ability, cannot connect and cooperate with other people, the…

Tagged with: attitude, behavioural competency, cooperate, detrimental, engagement, leadership, performance, positive presence, strength-driving behaviours, toxic work environment
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Mindfulness for Stress Release

Posted on February 16, 2021 by Catherine Osborne

The complexity, ambiguity and relentless pace of today’s pandemic driven world places gigantic demands on business leaders in every industry. Leaders are working incredibly hard and yet feel that they are not meeting their own expectations of excellence. They are…

Tagged with: ambiguity, change, complexity, Creativity, emotional intelligence, energized, engagement, focus, mental health, mindfulness, neuroscience, positive presence, Stability, strategic-thinking, stress, thoughts
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New Learning for Connection

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Catherine Osborne

In the developed world, our organizations are now composed primarily of knowledge workers– people who are highly educated and experts in their individual fields, and who need each other’s mind and skill in order to achieve organizational goals. These people…

Tagged with: barriers, behavioural skills, cognitive, cognitive behaviour, collaboration, conduits, connectivity, coordination, decision, energy, engagement, information, knowledge workers, leadership, neurosciences, positive presence, relationships
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Leading Amid Complexity

Posted on November 24, 2020 by Catherine Osborne

Significant change initiatives, in organizations today, often focus on technology and process neglecting to take the human factor, the people, into equal consideration. Regardless of the industry and the cliché, leaders must accept that the most valuable asset, relative to…

Tagged with: behaviour, brain, change initiatives, collaboration, Complex organizational systems, complexity, connections, engagement, mission, neurophysiology, performance, purpose, relationships, self-awareness, tactical capacity
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Build Your Best Workplace Now

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Catherine Osborne

How often do we ask ourselves, “How do I create the best possible workplace where people wake up in the middle of the night disappointed it is not time to go to work yet?”… Now that you have finished laughing…

Tagged with: attitudes, awareness, change, coachable, collaboration, conflict, culture, dysfunction, dysfunctional employees, energy, engagement, frustration, intangibles, leader behaviour, motivation, performance, positive attitude, purpose, self-management, stress, success, tangibles, teachable, toxic behaviour, workplace environment
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The Intrinsic Nature of Leadership

Posted on February 18, 2020 by Catherine Osborne

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

Tagged with: behaviour, behaviour strengths, change, Character, collaboration, commitment, competence, connection, emotional capacity, engagement, leadership, positive presence
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