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The Way to a Culture of Engagement

Posted on July 15, 2025 by Catherine Osborne

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 Performance Power In Your People

Posted on February 25, 2025 by Catherine Osborne

The business and professional climates in which you work remain increasingly competitive. Each day competitive markets grow as technology spans the vast array of global industries. These rapidly changing environments are causing ambiguities and confusion about the roles and responsibilities…

Tagged with: ambiguities, change, competitive environment, emotional health, emotional intelligence, engagement, focus, global, influential, initiative, innovation, leader, leaders, mental, neurosciences, performance, physical health, positive presence, productivity, relationships, solutions, Strategy, success, teamwork
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The Performance Gap

Posted on February 28, 2023 by Catherine Osborne

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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This New Year: A New Mindset

Posted on December 20, 2022 by Catherine Osborne

The business and professional climates that we work in today are getting increasingly more complex, more ambiguous, more demanding, and in continuous fast-paced change. Each day the markets in which we compete grow as technology increases the reach of our…

Tagged with: ambiguous, behaviour, challenges, change, complex, culture, determined, focused, goals, health, initiative, innovation, markets, mindset, positive, positive presence, problem solving, productivity, professional climates, team, team work, technology, thought habits
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Let Behaviour Drive Performance

Posted on December 21, 2021 by Catherine Osborne

When you think about behaviour competency to drive performance, consider the following key behaviour skills, and then ask yourself if you are guilty of making the assumption that your people are aware of and competent in these abilities: 1. Build…

Tagged with: accountable, behaviour, care, communication, connection, culture, energized, engaged, expectations, foundation, initiative, listening, motivated, performance, Respect, responsibility, Trust, understanding, values, victim
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Great Leaders Don’t Learn From Crisis

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Catherine Osborne

Do you ever go to work and ask yourself, “How can I perform my very best today?” If you are asking that question, have you ever asked, “What do I need to do to perform to my full potential?” As…

Tagged with: behaviour, crisis, emotional intelligence, human response capacity, Improvement, initiative, leaders, lower brain, performance, potential, problem solve, self-assess, thinking, Upper Brain
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