A number of factors contribute to the failure of leadership development programs today. Among these is the limited participation by senior leadership in the training and in holding people accountable for changing behaviour following the training. Limited participation signals a…
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Leadership Development in Today’s World
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Performance Excellence – Continuous Improvement
When behaviour is identified as a critical piece of the performance equation – and studies of corporate success stories have proven its relevance time and time again – it means that behaviour skills must become part of the organizational total…
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Performance Excellence – The Skill of Positive Presence
Unfortunately, it is not unusual to see people in management positions that are clueless about how to deal with the dysfunctional situations and behaviours — the “people issues,” that occur daily and could consume upwards of 80 percent of a…
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Performance Excellence – The Influential Leader
Behind every high-performing organization is an influential leader who is keenly aware of how thought habits drive individual behaviour, and how behaviour habits affect those with whom you work. And, whether formally trained or not, this influential leader knows the…
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New Leadership – The Influential Leader
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…
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What Worked Then, Won’t Work Now!
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…
How Hard Is Change?
Changing behaviour is not something that comes easy for most people. Generally, being human means you lack the willingness to change even when you have the knowledge and the capability to do so. In fact, many lack the willingness to…
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Why Effective Communication Matters
Remember that communication starts and stops all collaborations. We cannot begin to collaborate without effective and functional conversations. Of greatest importance is for team members to be able to share vital information without fear of experiencing intimidation, retaliation, rude, demeaning,…
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The Organizational Factors of Ineffective Communication
Can we place too much emphasis on the need for open and effective communication? There are entire books, lectures, and even professional organizations dedicated to researching and improving overall communication in the workforce. What all this attention on communication says…
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A New Leadership Mindset
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,…
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