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People First – The Strategy

Posted on May 31, 2022 by Catherine Osborne

You may be familiar with what is referred to as ‘Lean philosophy’. The lean philosophy seeks to eliminate wasteful practices and increase value-producing practices and, began in the manufacturing industry. It was Toyota that really took the philosophy to heart…

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Transforming Connection – People First

Posted on May 24, 2022 by Catherine Osborne

Connection is a powerful strategy used by enlightened leaders to transform their workplaces and create dynamic and powerful teams. These teams are not only capable of weathering adversity but achieving high levels of performance excellence. Creating and sustaining positive and…

Tagged with: adversity, conflict, connection, dynamic, engagement, Excellence, leaders, measurable, methodology, mindsets, miscommunications, people first, performance, productivity, self-awareness, teams
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Lasting Organizational Change

Posted on May 10, 2022 by Catherine Osborne

When done right, employee attitude, satisfaction and/or engagement surveys provide valuable information to the organization. Too often however, leaders do not take seriously the workplace barriers and emotional barriers identified by their employees. Corporate survey efforts become a way to…

Tagged with: attitude, barriers, behaviour, care, change, disruptive, emotional barriers, energy, engagement, performance, positive behaviours, positive presence, quality, satisfaction, strength-building, wellbeing, workplace
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Three Truths About Leadership-Follower Relations

Posted on April 26, 2022 by Catherine Osborne

Jason is the CEO of a large, independent service-providing organization. Highly educated, he is very talented in the business sciences and executes on those skills with flawless precision. As Jason progressed through the company, his hyper competitiveness and ambition exposed…

Tagged with: behaviour, competitiveness, connections, leader-follower relations, performance, prejudices, relationships
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How Positive (Or Not) Are You?

Posted on April 19, 2022 by Catherine Osborne

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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Deep Emotional Connection – Is It Needed?

Posted on April 5, 2022 by Catherine Osborne

“If a leader can’t get a message across clearly and motivate others to act on it, then having a message doesn’t even matter.” –Gilbert Amelio, former CEO of Apple. Methods, tools, technologies, protocols, and systems do not achieve results. People…

Tagged with: accountability, change, collaboration, connection, emotional connection, energy, engagement, leader, motivation, performance, Positive Connection, positive presence, self-awareness, success, Trust
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The Emotional Bank – How Wealthy Are You?

Posted on March 29, 2022 by Catherine Osborne

Self-examination reveals many things, including your level of sincerity, which is a trait all enlightened leaders share. Sincerity is synonymous with genuineness, honesty, and authenticity. In his best-selling book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey presented the…

Tagged with: awareness, behaviour, cohesion, confidence, connections, credibility, emotional awareness, Emotional Bank, Emotions, harmony, mindset, performance, positive, positive presence, relationships, sincerity, Trust, unity
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Emotional Awareness – So What?

Posted on March 8, 2022 by Catherine Osborne

Stress impacts your behaviour as a leader, your mental capacity, and even your physical health. Your ability to manage the stress of today’s work world is largely dependent on your ability to develop emotional awareness. That being said, developing emotional…

Tagged with: behaviour, emotional awareness, emotional control, Emotions, employee engagement, health, negative energies, performance, stress
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In Pursuit of Performance (not Perfection)

Posted on March 1, 2022 by Catherine Osborne

“Gentlemen, we are going to relentlessly chase perfection, knowing full well we will not catch it, because nothing is perfect. But we are going to relentlessly chase it, because in the process we will catch excellence.” Legendary football coach Vince…

Tagged with: behavior skill, cognitive strength, collaboration, connection, culture, Excellence, goals, leaders, mental, mental toughness, objectives, Perfection, performance, performance excellence, positive presence, purpose, resilience, self-awareness, self-discipline, stress, technical skill, vision
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Being ‘Teachable’

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Catherine Osborne

Developing the skill of Positive Presence and the Positive Presence behavior competencies results in the kind of focused mental model that opens a person up to learning or being “teachable.” Being teachable, in turn, provides the following advantages: 1. A…

Tagged with: coaches, creative thinking, feedback, focused, leaders, lifelong learners, mentors, performance, positive presence, Positive Presence behavior competencies, problem solving, teachable
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