Stress, defined by Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, is “a state of mental tension and worry caused by problems in your life and work; something that causes strong feelings of worry or anxiety; physical force or pressure.” In today’s business and health care…
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Leading Under Stress – What Does it Feel Like?
Tagged with: anxiety, behaviour, biological response, brain, employee engagement, motivation, neuroscience, passion, performance, positive presence, productivity, stress, stress hormones, tension, workplace, worry
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The Human Factor
Improving the performance of an organization requires improving the behavioural performance of all of its people at a cultural level. An organization cannot become what its people are not. Simply stated, conforming behaviours within a collaborative culture really matter. It…
Tagged with: behaviour, collaborative, culture, human, innovate, mission, motivation, performance, purpose, relationships, strengths, talent, transform
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Managing the Human Element: The Toxic Employee
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
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When is Enough Enough?
The human capacity for choice can be both a blessing and a curse. The capacity to choose is often times overlooked when it comes to understanding performance in the work place. In times of a labor shortage, managers tend to…
Tagged with: accountability, attitude, behaviour, Choice, coaching, communication, counseling, culture, expectations, grow, human, motivation, performance, productive, rewards, toxic
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Bad Apples Or Bad Barrels?
Maybe you have heard the phrase “that one bad apple can ruin the whole barrel”. This adage has been used for centuries to relate individual behaviour to the ability of a rotten piece of fruit to spoil an entire barrel…
Tagged with: behaviour, biofield, collaborative, communication, Competition, conflict, cooperation, disruptive, dysfunctional, morale, motivation, negative energy, positive presence, succeed, teams, toxic individuals, uncooperative, value, workplaces
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Build Your Best Workplace Now
How often do we ask ourselves, “How do I create the best possible workplace where people wake up in the middle of the night disappointed it is not time to go to work yet?”… Now that you have finished laughing…
Tagged with: attitudes, awareness, change, coachable, collaboration, conflict, culture, dysfunction, dysfunctional employees, energy, engagement, frustration, intangibles, leader behaviour, motivation, performance, positive attitude, purpose, self-management, stress, success, tangibles, teachable, toxic behaviour, workplace environment
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Inspiring Others to Embrace Change
What makes people, who possess knowledge about what they need to do to actually improve their performance, alter and change their behaviour? The answer is volition- a purposeful, intentional choice. People choose to change their behaviour when they have a…
Understanding Emotional Needs Today
Influential leaders are leaders (with or without a formal title or role) who possess the mind and behaviour habits that create positive and energized emotions within themselves and around them. They are emotionally aware leaders, and they actively seek information…
The Behaviour Element of Performance Excellence
Performance can be illustrated by this simple formula: Performance= technical skill x behavioural skill. In high-risk industries, such as health care delivery, an imbalance between these two elements of performance (technical skill and behavioural skill) can result in poor work…
Tagged with: accountable, ambiguous, awareness, behaviour, behaviour habits, challenges, complex, development, dysfunctional behaviours, Excellence, human behaviours, human energy, influential leader, leadership positions, motivation, outcomes, performance, positive presence, thought habits, training
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Are Your People Connections Positive or Negative?
What is it that achieves results for organizations to succeed? Is it the methods, tools, technologies, protocols and systems, or is it the people? There is no doubt – it is your people that achieve results. The methods, tools, technologies,…
Tagged with: accountability, behaviour, collaboration, connection, culture, interactions, leader, motivation, performance, positive presence, relationships
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