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Employee Needs – Why Should I Care?

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Catherine Osborne

Many organizations are at a loss when it comes to building culture. CEOs are quick to put their top leaders into a room for a couple of days, even a couple of weeks, and expect a culture change. As an…

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The Seven Employee Needs – What’s Missing?

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Catherine Osborne

Many leaders are unaware of the needs and concerns of their workforce. Unmet needs produce strong negative feelings and resentment. These employees become complainers, cynics, and faultfinders. They resist change, and they disengage from the culture and all initiatives. They…

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Transforming Connection – Paying Attention

Posted on May 17, 2022 by Catherine Osborne

If you’ve been paying any attention to the new movement in leadership development, you know that in order to lead today’s ‘knowledge’ workers you must know how to connect on a human level. Human behaviour begins the connection. Your personal…

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Giving Back

Posted on May 4, 2021 by Catherine Osborne

No matter what your circumstance in life, you have the ability to give back, and giving benefits all those involved both physically and emotionally. When giving to others makes you feel good, those feelings translate to your biology and the…