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Leader Connection Drives Performance

Posted on January 10, 2023 by Catherine Osborne

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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Leadership Is All About Followership

Posted on January 3, 2023 by Catherine Osborne

In today’s professional world, people are craving effective leadership. Middle level managers and their team members are overburdened and uninspired by individuals holding titled positions of leadership providing neither effective leadership nor effective management. The issue is not change resistance.…

Tagged with: change, collaboration, communication, connection, desires, emotional connection, followership, leadership, listen, listening, management, managers, needs, performance, Positive Connection, positive presence, productivity, purpose, Resistance, team, wants
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This New Year: Commit to Positive Presence Behaviour Competencies

Posted on December 27, 2022 by Catherine Osborne

We live in a time of great excitement as we watch the world we grew up in literally changing before your eyes. This is the first time in the history of man that we are able to watch the evolution…

Tagged with: ambiguity, behaviour, compassion, complexity, connectivity, critical-thinking, disruptive, enthusiasm, Excellence, improvements, leadership, mindset, neuroscience, optimism, positive presence, pressure, professionals, stress, tactical capacity, toxic, value
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This New Year: A New Mindset

Posted on December 20, 2022 by Catherine Osborne

The business and professional climates that we work in today are getting increasingly more complex, more ambiguous, more demanding, and in continuous fast-paced change. Each day the markets in which we compete grow as technology increases the reach of our…

Tagged with: ambiguous, behaviour, challenges, change, complex, culture, determined, focused, goals, health, initiative, innovation, markets, mindset, positive, positive presence, problem solving, productivity, professional climates, team, team work, technology, thought habits
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Behaviour Change is the Key to Organizational Performance

Posted on December 13, 2022 by Catherine Osborne

The truth is that the so-called soft skills of behaviour are really the hard skills that create the measure of influence for performance success. Time and again the fundamental problems related to the lack of engagement and work performance enhancement…

Tagged with: accountability, behaviour, change, courage, culture, dysfunctional, engagement, influence, leadership, negative behaviour, performance, positive presence, productivity, relationships, success, toxic, values, willingness
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Behaviour Drives Performance Excellence

Posted on November 29, 2022 by Catherine Osborne

There is a fundamental truth about organizational performance. The majority of people you know, yourself included, have a legitimate need for highly effective, functional relationships – personal, familial, and professional. Here is the reality check. Few people are willing to…

Tagged with: accountability, attitudes, behaviour, change, collaborative performance, culture, habits, leaders, mindset, performance excellence, positive presence, relationships, Respect, responsibility, teams, value
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What Culture Says About You as a Leader

Posted on November 22, 2022 by Catherine Osborne

Gone are the days when a paycheck, the employee of the month award, and the gold watch at retirement were sufficient motivators for people to perform at their best or to remain loyal and dedicated to the organization. Just as…

Tagged with: accountability, behaviour, contributors, culture, Emotional, engagement, leader, leadership, mindset, motivators, perform, positive presence, relationships, responsibility, satisfaction, team
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Collaboration – Culture or Skill?

Posted on November 15, 2022 by Catherine Osborne

Neuroscience has proven that positive emotional energy is necessary for the kind of behaviour that fosters collaboration. That kind of behaviour skill requires not only a huge amount of self-awareness and understanding of one’s personal behaviour preferences and how you…

Tagged with: collaboration, communicate, compassionate, competent, cooperative attitudes, courageous, culture, honest, listening, neuroscience, performance, positive emotional energy, positive presence, reliable, responsibility, self-awareness, Sharing, strength-building behaviours, team, transparency, Trust
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The Skill of Positive Presence

Posted on October 18, 2022 by Catherine Osborne

Leaders that have high-level skills in Positive Presence™ and the Positive Presence Behaviour Competencies of Influential Leadership, are very aware when there is a lack of accountability and therefore behave and urge others to behave, in a manner that promotes…

Tagged with: accountability, behaviour, Emotions, Excellence, leaders, leadership, mental models, mindset, positive presence, productivity, responsibility, team
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Accountability as a Visible Practice

Posted on October 11, 2022 by Catherine Osborne

In a collaborative culture with an influential leader that is skilled in Positive Presence™, accountability is a visible practice. All team members are clear about their specific responsibilities. They are aware of the organization’s mission, vision, values, and how they…

Tagged with: accountability, collaboration, collaborative, employee engagement, mindset, mission, objectives, positive change, positive presence, success, values, vision
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