Its important to note that, for the most part, your brain is not wired for the positive – you are actually predisposed to the negative. But, your brain can be easily taught to recognize the negative, then release the negative,…
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Emotional Awareness – How Do You Engage?
Tagged with: brain, crisis, Emotional, Emotions, Intelligence, Negative, positive presence, relationships
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Oh, That Bad Behaviour!
Far too many people are unaware of how they are perceived by family, friends, and professional colleagues. We all know, and it is easy for us to recognize, other people with bad habits, and disturbing, and disruptive behaviours. The harder…
Tagged with: brain, careers, Creativity, culture, discrimination, disruptive behaviours, emotion, energy, habits, harassment, Knowledge, Negative, performance engagement, positive presence, productive, profession, relationships
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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…
Tagged with: behaviour, brain, change, change agent, mindset, Negative, positive, positive presence, relationships, self-reflection
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One Bad Apple – One Bad Barrel
Many of us have heard the phrase “one bad apple can ruin the whole barrel”. This adage has been used for centuries to relate individual workplace behaviour to the ability of a rotten piece of fruit to spoil the whole…
Tagged with: behaviour, collaboration, conflict, cooperation, culture, disruptive, leader, mindset, morale, motivation, Negative, performance, positive presence, teams, toxic, uncooperative, workplace
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Are you a Positive Professional Role Model?
The fastest way to derail any collaborative efforts in an organization is an individual leader’s negative behaviour. Over time, negative experiences erode a leader’s influence. This is particularly true for leaders who give plenty of lip service to forging effective…
Tagged with: accountability, behaviour, change, collaboration, collaborative, continuous improvement, culture, Emotional, Emotions, energy, influence, leadership, Negative, performance, positive, positive presence, productivity, quality, relationships, self-aware, toxic, wellness, work environment
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Creating Real Change
Think about all the people who have had leadership responsibility and authority over you. Who inspired, believed, and encouraged you? When I reflect on this question, several teachers— from grade school to graduate school—come to mind. These teachers pushed me…
Tagged with: actions, authority, behaviour, beliefs, believe, brain, change, collaborate, connect, credibility, culture, development, Emotions, engagement, inspired, inspiring, leadership, motivation, Negative, neuroscience, outcomes, performance, positive, preferences, productivity, responsibility, teams, thought, Trust, values
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Leader Connection Drives Performance
As a leader you are responsible for giving your people reasons to follow you. You do this by understanding what they want and need to fulfill their work requirements and contribute to a mutual and beneficial meaningful purpose in their…
Tagged with: attitude, behaviour, behaviour competency, brain, connection, influential leader, leader, leadership, learned helplessness., mediocrity, mindset, need, Negative, neurosciences, performance, positive presence, purpose, relationships, scarcity, team, thought, Trust, want
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The Value of a Cooperative Attitude
A cooperative attitude inhibits destructive competition. Cooperation, on the other hand, is the ‘new’ constructive competition. While competition among teams can be healthy in that it brings out personal bests and team bests, it can quickly lead to negative or…
Tagged with: attitude, behaviour, collaborative, communication, Competition, consequences, cooperation, dysfunctional behaviour, functional team, leader, morale, motivation, Negative, performance, positive presence, team
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How Positive (Or Not) Are You?
Over time, negative experiences erode the leader’s influence. This is particularly true for leaders who give plenty of lip service to forging effective relations but whose behaviour does very little to advance that cause. These leaders ignore or do not…
Tagged with: accountability, behaviour, collaborative, connections, culture, emotional connections, leaders, morale, Negative, performance, positive, productivity, relations, Trust, turnovers
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Are You Aware Enough to Connect?
Relationships, by their nature, require constant and consistent tending. The quality of the care you put into relationships with your colleagues translates into either a negative or a positive experience. That is, the other person perceives every one of your…
Tagged with: behaviour, care, connections, emotional awareness, high-performance, leader behaviour, Negative, neurosciences, positive, positive presence, relationships, self-awareness
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