Blog Archives

Social Relationships Matter

Posted on December 14, 2021 by Catherine Osborne

There is lots of researcher indicating that social cohesion (the result of highly effective relationships) accounts for roughly one quarter of a team’s performance. Think about this in terms of productivity. Consider a department with target revenue of $100 million…

Tagged with: behaviour, cohesion, effective, emotion, engagement, fulfillment, leadership, mission, performance, productivity, relationships, social, vision
Posted in Uncategorized

Managing the Human Element: The Toxic Employee

Posted on November 23, 2021 by Catherine Osborne

Virtually all the advice on getting people to engage in their work and increase their productivity is predicated on a false assumption, namely that any form of outside influence will result in lasting internal change, stimulating pride, purpose, motivation and…

Tagged with: attitude, beliefs, change, consequences, Creativity, ethics, human, innovation, internal attitude, leadership, motivation, performance, positive, pride, purpose, teamwork, toxic, values
Posted in Uncategorized

Workplace Connectedness

Posted on September 14, 2021 by Catherine Osborne

As the knowledge economy evolves amidst the chaos and complexity, so too leadership, as we’ve always known it, must also evolve and change. Today’s environment of chaos and complexity rends the idea of leader as controller and guardian an impossible…

Tagged with: Challenge, change, chaos, complexity, connectedness, connectivity, contribution, convictions, Emotions, engaging, evolve, guiding, inspiring, interconnectedness, knowledge economy, leader, leadership, organizational success, participation, performance, positive, relationships, self-awareness, system
Posted in Uncategorized

You Cannot Lead Them If You Don’t Love Them

Posted on July 6, 2021 by Catherine Osborne

All new leaders must realize that for people to truly follow your lead, they first must believe that you, as their leader have their very best interests at heart. This belief is grounded in a positive emotional connection between the…

Tagged with: behaviour, care, communities, compassion, culture, entrepreneurs, leadership, leader’s words, love, performance, positive emotional connection, Power, productivity, servant-leader
Posted in Uncategorized

The Trust Quotient

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Catherine Osborne

The word trust is derived for the German word trost, meaning comfort. This is an appropriate association because when you trust someone, you are comforted by the belief that this person has your best interest at heart and thus will…

Tagged with: accountability, attention, behaviour, collaboration, concern, confidence, connection, Consistency, Experience, Generalized trust, honorable, interpersonal, leadership, listening, mental model, positive mindset, positive presence, self-awareness, Sharing, team, transparency, Trust
Posted in Uncategorized

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
Posted in Uncategorized

Be Great A Decade At A Time

Posted on April 27, 2021 by Catherine Osborne

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
Posted in Uncategorized

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
Posted in Uncategorized

Are You Motivated to Change?

Posted on February 23, 2021 by Catherine Osborne

Practicing self-awareness and identifying your behaviour strengths will help you manage your behaviour choices and help you to form effective collaborations. These are the key steps to becoming an effective leader. Achieving the goal of effective leadership requires daily practice…

Tagged with: Achievement, behaviour, behaviour strengths, change, collaborations, effectiveness, leadership, performance, positive presence, self-awareness, success
Posted in Uncategorized

What is Your Leadership Strength?

Posted on February 9, 2021 by Catherine Osborne

Have you ever wondered why you choose to behave a certain way? To help answer this question, Tom Rath and Barry Conchie have classified leadership strengths into four domains: (1) executing (driver), (2) influencing (persuader), (3) strategic thinking (analyzer), and…

Tagged with: awareness, behaviour, behaviour preference, collaboration, connection, leadership, performance, positive presence, relationships, strength, success
Posted in Uncategorized