“Is it not enough that I am good at my job?” The simple and short answer to this question is, “no!” In 1627, English poet, John Donne, wrote that “no man is an island unto himself.” No matter where we…
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Is Technical Competence Enough?
Tagged with: behaviour, collaboration, competence, connection, cooperate, development, dysfunctional, engagement, goals, Growth, harmony, influence, leadership, performance, positive, positive presence, productive, team, Technical
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The Brain/Behaviour Connection
“You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” – Marcus Aurelius, Joint 16th Emperor of the Roman Empire. In his book, Get Out of Your Own Way: The Five Keys to…
Tagged with: accountability, actions, attention, behaviour, brain, Choice, Competition, connection, consequences, Excellence, goals, innovative, mental model, mental patterns, mind, motivation, performance, positive presence, self-awareness, tension, thinking, thought habits, unproductive behaviours
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Attentiveness – Focus on Others
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, attitude, connection, culture, disengaged, emotional sensitivity, goals, influence, morale, motivation, objectives, Others, quality, resiliency, Strategy, team, transformation, unmotivated
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In Pursuit of Performance (not Perfection)
“Gentlemen, we are going to relentlessly chase perfection, knowing full well we will not catch it, because nothing is perfect. But we are going to relentlessly chase it, because in the process we will catch excellence.” Legendary football coach Vince…
Tagged with: behavior skill, cognitive strength, collaboration, connection, culture, Excellence, goals, leaders, mental, mental toughness, objectives, Perfection, performance, performance excellence, positive presence, purpose, resilience, self-awareness, self-discipline, stress, technical skill, vision
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Trust or Collaboration?
The fundamental purpose of building and sustaining trust is to accomplish tasks and achieve goals. This is true for any enterprise, whether for-profit or not-for-profit. In this way, trust is an operational and a collaborative imperative. In health care organizations,…
Tagged with: behaviour, collaboration, collaborative, commitment, credibility, energizes, engages, goals, interpersonal, leadership qualities, motivating, mutual, operational, passion, performance excellence, positive presence, proactive, purpose, Trust
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Be Great A Decade At A Time
I recently listened to an author say that if they reflected on their life in the past three decades, and taken into account all the unique changes that occurred in those three separate spans of time, they could not have…
Tagged with: achievable, change, culture, fast-paced, goals, leadership, linear, positive, positive presence, Prioritize, realistic, strength-giving
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Be the Leader People Want to Follow
In today’s professional world, people are craving effective leadership. Middle level managers and their team members are overburdened and uninspired by individuals holding titled positions of authority providing neither effective leadership nor effective management. The issue is not change resistance.…
Tagged with: active listening, change, collaboration, communication, connection, followership, goals, leadership, management, objectives, performance, positive emotional connection, productivity, purpose, team
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