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How Knowledgeable Are You?

Posted on August 4, 2026 by Catherine Osborne

To quote from Peter Drucker in his book “Managing in the Next Society” (page 124), “… A knowledge based workforce is qualitatively different … survival, of every business will depend on the performance of its knowledge workforce – and the…

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How is Your Focus?

Posted on June 9, 2026 by Catherine Osborne

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…

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High-Performance Behaviour

Posted on April 28, 2026 by Catherine Osborne

The findings coming from the neurosciences is proving that the ‘brain-power’ needed for productivity and efficiency in today’s work environment can only be attained when you are in a state of positive emotional electro-magnetic neuro-chemical energy. This state requires (and/or…

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Negativity – The Greatest Threat to Success

Posted on April 7, 2026 by Catherine Osborne

In the knowledge-based economy it is the first time in human history that a ‘hard day’s work’ is not ‘hard’ in the physical sense, but instead it is the employee’s brain that’s being worked — it is their ‘mind,’ that…

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Productivity in Today’s World

Posted on March 31, 2026 by Catherine Osborne

The findings coming from the neurosciences is proving that the ‘brain-power’ needed for productivity and efficiency in today’s demanding work environment can only be attained when we are in a state of positive emotional electro-magnetic neuro-chemical energy. Unfortunately, the very…

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Achieving Performance Excellence

Posted on March 24, 2026 by Catherine Osborne

Research and personal experiences are telling us that the phenomenon of ‘re-wiring’ through the neuro-plasticity of your brain is easier than it may sound. In fact anyone with a keen self-awareness and some really good coaching can, through their conscious…

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The Neuroscience / Thought Link

Posted on February 10, 2026 by Catherine Osborne

Epigenetics is the study of how the brain responds to physical stimuli of electromagnetic and chemical flow in the brain. This process triggers groups of genes to act in a positive or negative direction based on your emotional and/or physical…

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Effective Communication is Paramount!

Posted on December 23, 2025 by Catherine Osborne

We have all been taught that the key to communication is listening. This is true, but you first must care before you can listen to understand effectively. Effective communication, as a highly influential trust behaviour, requires caring first, and seeking…

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The Secret to Leadership Development

Posted on October 7, 2025 by Catherine Osborne

If you are a senior leader, you have to ask yourself, how committed am I to real change in my organization and what am I doing to create that change? Senior leaders create strategic vision and objectives for the organization.…

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Say No to the Status Quo

Posted on September 16, 2025 by Catherine Osborne

Influential leaders almost always are highly dissatisfied with ‘status quo’. They are unwilling to allow preventable pain and suffering to continue needlessly. They are unwilling to waste precious resources and to settle for second-rate productivity and financial performance. Volition enables…

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