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Constructive Conflict and Confrontation

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Catherine Osborne

If you are listening to research coming from the Neurosciences (Brain Science) and how it relates to the complexity of today’s work environment, you will understand that it is your electro-magnetic neuro-chemical energy that creates your mindset. For a positive…

Tagged with: accountable, Authenticity, behaviour, brain science, collaboration, conflict, Confrontation, connection, neurosciences, perception, positive mindset, positive presence, productive, Trust
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New Leadership – The Influential Leader

Posted on July 16, 2024 by Catherine Osborne

At the heart of a high-functioning integrated team in a performance driven culture, is performance at the individual level – and more specifically, ‘influential leader’ behaviour skills. Every team member is an influential leader regardless of rank or title. What’s…

Tagged with: agility, behaviour, change, chaos, collaboration, complexity, connection, culture, engaged, front line leaders, goals, human energy, knowledge work, knowledge workers, knowledge workforce, mid-management leaders, mindset, Performance management, positive presence, productive, team, uncertainty, work-group dynamics
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Oh, That Bad Behaviour!

Posted on July 2, 2024 by Catherine Osborne

Far too many people are unaware of how they are perceived by family, friends, and professional colleagues. We all know, and it is easy for us to recognize, other people with bad habits, and disturbing, and disruptive behaviours. The harder…

Tagged with: brain, careers, Creativity, culture, discrimination, disruptive behaviours, emotion, energy, habits, harassment, Knowledge, Negative, performance engagement, positive presence, productive, profession, relationships
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Are You a Boss Or a Leader?

Posted on January 31, 2023 by Catherine Osborne

British Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery said that, “Leadership is the capacity and will to rally men and women to a common purpose and the character which inspires confidence.” If you desire to have a stronger, more productive organization where your…

Tagged with: accountability, behaviour, Boss, commitment, confidence, develop, Emotional, engagement, enthusiasm, grow, inspire, leader, leadership, listening, objectives, performance, productive, purpose, Trust, understand
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Are You Leading in the Dark?

Posted on October 25, 2022 by Catherine Osborne

Accountability is a practical instrument that leaders use to keep themselves and those around them honest, focused and productive. Good leaders know that an organization devoid of accountability is nothing but a collection of people who shift blame, feel victimized,…

Tagged with: accountability, feedback, focused, honest, leaders, productive, responsibilities, Solution, story, transparency
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Is Technical Competence Enough?

Posted on July 19, 2022 by Catherine Osborne

“Is it not enough that I am good at my job?” The simple and short answer to this question is, “no!” In 1627, English poet, John Donne, wrote that “no man is an island unto himself.” No matter where we…

Tagged with: behaviour, collaboration, competence, connection, cooperate, development, dysfunctional, engagement, goals, Growth, harmony, influence, leadership, performance, positive, positive presence, productive, team, Technical
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Behaviour Accountability

Posted on December 7, 2021 by Catherine Osborne

This is the most challenging aspect of the coaching and counseling process: To adequately acknowledge the need to change behaviour, a person must be compelled to search for, examine and question those unconscious assumptions they have buried deep in the…

Tagged with: accountability, attitudes, behaviour, Choice, coaching, counseling, dissonance, effective, experiences, high performers, internal change, internal drivers, mindset, morale, patterns, positive, positive presence, productive, unconscious assumptions
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When is Enough Enough?

Posted on November 16, 2021 by Catherine Osborne

The human capacity for choice can be both a blessing and a curse. The capacity to choose is often times overlooked when it comes to understanding performance in the work place. In times of a labor shortage, managers tend to…

Tagged with: accountability, attitude, behaviour, Choice, coaching, communication, counseling, culture, expectations, grow, human, motivation, performance, productive, rewards, toxic
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Role Modeling

Posted on June 22, 2021 by Catherine Osborne

“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…

Tagged with: accountability, behaviour, change, concern, evaluation, focused, honest, inspire, negative outcome, performer, position, productive, question, rank, responsibilities, transparency
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The New ‘Lean’ Is All About Behaviour!

Posted on May 25, 2021 by Catherine Osborne

After the Second World War, the Japanese economy was in ruins. The American economy on the other hand was booming. As a result, a number of leading quality management gurus (Deming and Juran) travelled to Japan to share their teachings.…

Tagged with: behavior, behaviour, change, coherent, disruptive, employees, energy, environment, feelings, Flexibility, habits, improvement strategy, knowledge-based, Negative, patterns, positive, positive presence, productive, smoothness, synergy, thoughts, toxic, value
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