No other aspect of effective leadership is more apparent than the loss of trust through bad behaviour. Building and sustaining trust is critical to accomplishing tasks, achieving goals and creating a performance driven culture. This is true for any enterprise,…
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The APB Technique – “Awareness, Pause, Breathe”
Staying in a positive mindset is greatly challenged in today’s complex and ever-changing work environment and for many of us it is a constant daily practice. One of the techniques used for maintaining a positive mindset is what my friend…
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The ‘Why’ of Positive Power
The findings coming forward from the neuro-sciences have huge implications for business organizations on a global scale. And in fact, these findings call for a gigantic shift in how the modern organization develops its employees, its leaders, and the overall…
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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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How is Your Focus?
Focus is a fundamental requirement in today’s workplace. In the knowledge workforce focus is necessary for productivity and efficiency; It’s necessary for quality and for safety; It’s necessary for self-awareness; And it’s also necessary for the practices of mindfulness and…
Tagged with: brain, efficiency, emotional energy, focus, harmony, meditation, mindfulness, positive presence, productivity, quality, re-wire, safety, self-awareness
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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…
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Work-Stress and You
Modern life is full of hassles, deadlines, frustrations, and demands. For many people, stress is so commonplace that it has become a way of life. Stress isn’t always bad. In small doses, it can help you perform under pressure and…
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