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What is a Collaborative Team?

Posted on May 9, 2023 by Catherine Osborne

As leaders, we need to focus on forming teams that can perform amid the complexity and chaos of today’s work environment –a team whose members have behavioural competencies, including interpersonal skills that enhance each other’s’ performance. It has been proven…

Tagged with: attitude, behavioural competencies, cognitive, Collaborative Team, communication, culture, energy, goals, harmony, integrated, interpersonal, Knowledge, performance, positive presence, relationships, success
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The Integrated Team in Crisis

Posted on May 2, 2023 by Catherine Osborne

We have all heard throughout our lives the importance and value of teamwork. Even as children, on sports teams and in school, we have consistently been influenced by the concept of teamwork. So how do we take these long held…

Tagged with: accountability, behaviour, coach, communication, crisis, dysfunction, goal, harmony, integrated team, interconnected, interdependent, leader, manager, micromanagement, performance, performance improvement, positive presence, system, teamwork
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The 3-C’s of Connection

Posted on July 26, 2022 by Catherine Osborne

Collaboration, Communication and Cooperation – these are the 3-C’s of Connection. Mastering connection within today’s integrated teams does not just happen – but it is necessary for high performance and success. Collaboration plays a key role in connection and is…

Tagged with: attitude, collaboration, communication, Competition, cooperation, goals, harmony, integrated team, interconnected, interdependent, Knowledge, mission, objectives, performance, positive presence, quality, relationships, system, teamwork, workplace
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Is Technical Competence Enough?

Posted on July 19, 2022 by Catherine Osborne

“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…

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 Emotional Bank – How Wealthy Are You?

Posted on March 29, 2022 by Catherine Osborne

Self-examination reveals many things, including your level of sincerity, which is a trait all enlightened leaders share. Sincerity is synonymous with genuineness, honesty, and authenticity. In his best-selling book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey presented the…

Tagged with: awareness, behaviour, cohesion, confidence, connections, credibility, emotional awareness, Emotional Bank, Emotions, harmony, mindset, performance, positive, positive presence, relationships, sincerity, Trust, unity
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The Five Domains of Emotional Intelligence (EQ)

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Catherine Osborne

In leadership development we hear a lot about Emotional Intelligence (or EQ). In his 1995 book “Emotional Intelligence”, Daniel Goleman brought the concept of emotional intelligence (EQ) to the mainstream of business theory. The key premise of EQ is it…

Tagged with: awareness, behaviour types, conflict, continuity, emotional intelligence, Emotions, EQ, feelings, harmony, leadership, positive, positive human energy, productive, relationships, stress, successful, thoughts
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Are Your Values a Positive Force?

Posted on November 3, 2020 by Catherine Osborne

Knowing your values is extremely important to acquiring a resilient and energized mindset. A personal value is an individual’s absolute or relative and ethical value, the assumption of which can be the basis for ethical action. A value system is…

Tagged with: attitudes, behaviour, choices, energized mindset, energy flow, ethical value, feelings, harmony, negative energy, neuroscience, resilient mindset, values
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How is Your Focus?

Posted on June 2, 2020 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, productivity, quality, re-wire, self-awareness
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