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How Knowledgeable Are You?

Posted on August 4, 2026 by Catherine Osborne

To quote from Peter Drucker in his book “Managing in the Next Society” (page 124), “… A knowledge based workforce is qualitatively different … survival, of every business will depend on the performance of its knowledge workforce – and the…

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Why a Positive Mindset?

Posted on July 28, 2026 by Catherine Osborne

Enormous advances over the last decade in neuro-imaging technology have awakened us to the benefits of positive energy – for an increased capacity for achieving peak performance, for building and maintaining good relationships, and for experiencing good health. The bottom…

Tagged with: ambiguity, bureaucracy, change, complexity, emotional wellness, knowledge workers, mental wellness, Negative, performance, physical wellness, positive energy, positive mindset, positive presence, purpose, relationships
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The Influential Attributes of Leadership

Posted on March 18, 2025 by Catherine Osborne

Influential leaders do not identify with a particular title, nor do they have a designated rank in an organization. Influential leaders are people who take every opportunity – every connection with a coworker, every connection with a client, every connection…

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Emotional Awareness Using Your Skill of Positive Presence

Posted on December 3, 2024 by Catherine Osborne

Authenticity, humility, honesty, and courage are hallmark leadership traits that research has attributed to a leader’s emotional awareness. In today’s knowledge economy in which the majority of your workforce is made up of knowledge workers – those people whose jobs…

Tagged with: Authenticity, awareness, behaviour, courage, Emotional, engagement, honesty, humility, knowledge economy, knowledge workers, performance, positive presence
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New Leadership – The Influential Leader

Posted on July 16, 2024 by Catherine Osborne

At the heart of a high-functioning integrated team in a performance driven culture, is performance at the individual level – and more specifically, ‘influential leader’ behaviour skills. Every team member is an influential leader regardless of rank or title. What’s…

Tagged with: agility, behaviour, change, chaos, collaboration, complexity, connection, culture, engaged, front line leaders, goals, human energy, knowledge work, knowledge workers, knowledge workforce, mid-management leaders, mindset, Performance management, positive presence, productive, team, uncertainty, work-group dynamics
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What Worked Then, Won’t Work Now!

Posted on July 9, 2024 by Catherine Osborne

The prevalence of knowledge workers and the knowledge workforce is actually just three decades old, and we all know change is mostly slow and painful. But the truth of the matter is what worked for success in the 1990’s will…

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A New Leadership Mindset

Posted on October 24, 2023 by Catherine Osborne

Successful leadership of the future will require a complete culture shift to a new leadership mindset of connectivity. In the developed world, our organizations are now composed primarily of knowledge workers– educated people who are experts in their individual fields,…

Tagged with: behaviour, cooperation, energy, engagement, information transfer, knowledge workers, leadership, mindset, motivation, success
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Leaders that Hinder Connection

Posted on September 21, 2021 by Catherine Osborne

You cannot make a connection with others if you are not connected to yourself. That simple truth gets lost in the daily flurry of activity in the workplace. Even the most conscientious leaders can be blind to habits that serve…

Tagged with: barriers, behaviour, blind spots, command-and-control, connection, cooperative attitudes, efficiency, integrated teamwork, knowledge workers, leaders, performance, production, productivity, self-awareness
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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…