Let’s face it, if we are not changing, chances are we’re not alive. Resistance to change is normal and natural. You see, the minute your brain realizes you are moving out of your ‘comfort zone’…it automatically sets off the famous…
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Can You Embrace Change?
Tagged with: attitude, change, change-resistance, chaos, complex, disruptive, emotional energy, front lines, mindset, organizational systems, positive presence, public service, relationships, resilience, Resistance, stress, stress response, wellness
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The Skill of Positive Presence for Emotional Awareness
Influential leaders are highly practiced with the skill of ‘Positive Presence’ and it places them in a position to model emotionally balanced behaviour. More important, it enables them to be responsive to others’ needs, which is a primary contributor to…
Tagged with: accountability, adapt, awareness, behaviour, brains, change, collaboration, emotional awareness, employee engagement, flex, open mind, positive presence, triggers
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The Emotional Dimension of Performance
Human emotions are as complex as they are varied. In a span of one day, we all experience a significant number of emotional highs and lows. An average person in a high-stress environment may experience even more. Emotions do not…
Tagged with: behaviour, complex, Emotional, Emotions, high-stress environment, Human emotions, human energy, influential leader, innate, inspire, negative energies, performance, positive presence, relationships
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The New Leadership Paradigm
The understanding that a leader’s behaviour is the key predictor to organizational performance is a radical shift in leadership thinking. To develop a performance driven culture a key element must be to begin to focus not on the technical elements…
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Leadership Development in Today’s World
A number of factors contribute to the failure of leadership development programs today. Among these is the limited participation by senior leadership in the training and in holding people accountable for changing behaviour following the training. Limited participation signals a…
Tagged with: accountable, behaviour, benefits, collaboration, commitment, connection, culture, cynicism, development, Excellence, Growth, leadership, mindset, performance, positive, positive presence, resources
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Influential Leadership Behaviours in Today’s World
A critical problem in management generally is scarcity of leaders who possess the necessary ‘Influential Leadership’ behaviours (the ‘mechanics’ or ‘tactical capacity’) that propel organizations to greatness and guide them through significant challenges. There are plenty of managers and leaders…
Tagged with: continuous improvement, influential leadership, management, performance, positive human energy, positive presence, quality, success, thought patterns, workplace behaviours
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Performance Excellence – Continuous Improvement
When behaviour is identified as a critical piece of the performance equation – and studies of corporate success stories have proven its relevance time and time again – it means that behaviour skills must become part of the organizational total…
Tagged with: ambiguous, behaviour habits, behavioural skill, complexity, connection, continuous improvement, development, disfunctional, human behaviour, knowledge economy, leader development, leadership, mindset, motivation, performance, positive presence, Quality Management, self-awareness, technical skill, thought habits, training
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Performance Excellence – The Skill of Positive Presence
Unfortunately, it is not unusual to see people in management positions that are clueless about how to deal with the dysfunctional situations and behaviours — the “people issues,” that occur daily and could consume upwards of 80 percent of a…
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Performance Excellence – The Influential Leader
Behind every high-performing organization is an influential leader who is keenly aware of how thought habits drive individual behaviour, and how behaviour habits affect those with whom you work. And, whether formally trained or not, this influential leader knows the…
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Performance Excellence – The Formula
Performance can be illustrated by this simple formula: Performance= technical skill x behavioural skill. In high-risk industries, such as health care delivery, an imbalance between these two elements of performance (technical skill and behavioural skill) can result in poor work…
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