Virtually all the advice on getting people to engage in their work and increase their productivity is predicated on a false assumption, namely that outside influence will result in lasting internal change, stimulating pride, purpose, motivation and a positive attitude.…
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When Coaching Doesn’t Work
Tagged with: attitude, behaviour, change, connections, Creativity, dysfunction, emotional energy, energy, mindset, motivation, performance, positive attitude, positive presence, purpose, teamwork, toxic behaviour
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Coach or Cut Free?
The sad fact about chronically disruptive people is that they are rarely coachable or teachable. Human behaviour research shows us that functional environments will become dysfunctional as a result of disruptive employees. Rarely if ever does the opposite occur. This…
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Leading in the Best Workplace
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: culture change, development, disruptive behaviour, dysfunctional employees, engagement, inappropriate behaviour, intangibles, leader behaviour, leadership, leading, neuroscience, organizational strategy, performance, positive presence, self-awareness, success, tangibles, team, work environment
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How Knowledgeable Are You?
To quote from Peter Drucker in his book “Managing in the Next Society” (page 124), “… A knowledge based workforce is qualitatively different … survival, of every business will depend on the performance of its knowledge workforce – and the…
Tagged with: adapt, ambiguity, change, collaborate, complexity, connectedness, Digital Era, energized mindset, energy flow, Era of AI, global workforce, health, innovate, knowledge workers, Knowledgeable, peak performance, performance, positive mindset, positive presence, productivity, relationships
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Why a Positive Mindset?
Enormous advances over the last decade in neuro-imaging technology have awakened us to the benefits of positive energy – for an increased capacity for achieving peak performance, for building and maintaining good relationships, and for experiencing good health. The bottom…
Tagged with: ambiguity, bureaucracy, change, complexity, emotional wellness, knowledge workers, mental wellness, Negative, performance, physical wellness, positive energy, positive mindset, positive presence, purpose, relationships
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The Science of Bad Behaviour
A key focus of research on human performance seeks to understand the complexity and function of the human brain and its impact on performance in relationship to how people respond to leadership and colleague behaviour. Research highlights why you must…
Tagged with: awareness, behaviour, brain, distrust, experiential emotional memory EEM, feelings, leadership, negative behaviour, neurochemical, performance, positive, positive behaviour, positive presence, production, recall, relationships, thoughts, Trust
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Are You Unforgettable?
You have probably heard the saying, “A truly great leader is hard to find, difficult to part with, and impossible to forget.” The same adage holds for bad leaders too, at least the “impossible to forget” part — this also…
Tagged with: behaviour, brain, employee engagement, hippocampus, leader, memories, neuroscience, pattern recognition system, performance, positive presence, recall, team
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Accountability Behaviour
“Leaders lead”, as the old saying goes. This is a simplistic view of what leaders actually do; it does not take into account the fact that not everything a leader does is worth following. So let’s revise this saying to…
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Accountability for Collaborative Success
Accountability must be a visible practice In creating an organization that is built for collaborative success. All team members are clear about their specific responsibilities. They are aware of the organization’s purpose, mission, vision, values, and how they fit into…
Tagged with: accountability, collaboration, employee engagement, fear, mission, negative energy, performance, positive emotional human energy, positive presence, responsibilities, success, transparency, Upper Brain, values, vision
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Why Stress is Harmful
In today’s fast paced and ever changing business climate, the most dangerous thing about stress is how easily it can creep up on you. You get used to it. It starts to feel familiar, even normal. You don’t notice how…
Tagged with: adrenaline, Chronic stress, cortisol, emotional intelligence, emotional wellness, higher brain, performance, positive presence, relationships, stress hormones, stress overload, teamwork, toxic hormones, turnover
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