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Why Stress is Harmful

Posted on May 19, 2026 by Catherine Osborne

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…

Tagged with: adrenaline, Chronic stress, cortisol, emotional intelligence, emotional wellness, higher brain, performance, positive presence, relationships, stress hormones, stress overload, teamwork, toxic hormones, turnover
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The Neuroscience Revolution

Posted on February 3, 2026 by Catherine Osborne

In December of 2018 my good friend and mentor, Dr. Michael Frisina, was published in the International Journal of Academic Medicine | Volume 4 | Issue 3 | September-December 2018. http://www.journalonweb.com/ijam As the Canadian Representative and Coach Certified of The…

Tagged with: behavior, health, neuroscience, performance, positive behaviors, positive presence, productive behaviors, relationships, thinking patterns
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Communication is NOT Overrated

Posted on December 16, 2025 by Catherine Osborne

Technology mogul Elon Musk once tweeted out that “people are overrated.” While he would later explain that he was referring to the power of robotics and the emerging technology in both robotics and artificial intelligence, one wonders how destructive that…

Tagged with: communicate, communication, emotional connection, performance, positive presence, relationships
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What’s Your Leadership Style

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Catherine Osborne

There are essentially four behaviour preferences or styles: (1) executing (driver), (2) influencing (persuader), (3) strategic thinking (analyzer), and (4) relationship building, (stabilizer). Having awareness of your dominant behaviour pattern or style as well as others’ behaviour styles is essential…

Tagged with: behaviour, behaviour preferences, collaboration, connection, emotional energy, leadership, neuroscience, performance, positive presence, relationships, workplace behaviour
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Are Your Connections Positive or Negative?

Posted on September 2, 2025 by Catherine Osborne

Relationships, by their nature, require constant and consistent tending. The quality of care you put into these relationships translates into either a negative or a positive experience. That is, the other person perceives every one of your interpersonal exchanges and…

Tagged with: accountability, behaviour, collaborative, compassion, connections, Emotional, habits, Hope, interactions, interpersonal, positive, positive presence, professional, relationships, responsible, safety, Trust
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The Principle of Followership

Posted on August 12, 2025 by Catherine Osborne

In today’s professional world, people are craving effective leadership. What maybe misattributed as generational gaps is that everywhere, middle level managers and their team members are overburdened and uninspired by individuals holding titled positions of leadership providing neither effective leadership…

Tagged with: awareness, change, collaboration, communication, compassionate, connection, Emotions, empathic, focus, followership, goals, leader, leadership, listening, management, objectives, performance, positive presence, relationships, self-talk, team
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The Way to a Culture of Engagement

Posted on July 15, 2025 by Catherine Osborne

It has been said many times in a variety of ways and deserves repeating here: people never connect to the organization’s mission and vision until they first connect with their leader. Influential leaders are leaders (with or without a formal…

Tagged with: behaviour habits, collaboration, compassion, connect, connection, culture, Emotions, engagement, Excellence, Hope, initiative, leader, manager, mindset, mission, performance, positive presence, relationships, responsibility, results, safety, skillsets, strengths, success, team building, Trust, vision
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Are You Paying Attention

Posted on July 8, 2025 by Catherine Osborne

Here is the simple truth: Employees can tell the difference between authentic leaders and those who are simply trying to fake it to make it. This distinction is apparent in the way people behave and interact with others, and no…

Tagged with: attention, authentic leaders, behaviour, connect, emotional connections, engagement, goal, listening, performance, positive, positive presence, relationships, team
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Taking Advantage of Conflict and Confrontation

Posted on June 24, 2025 by Catherine Osborne

All great relationships require constructive conflict and confrontation to grow and thrive. Influential leaders orchestrate the culture in which people can be energized, engaged, and fully aware of their meaningful contributions to the enterprise. Much of the personal and organizational…

Tagged with: behaviour, conflict, Confrontation, culture, energized, engaged, Growth, leaders, mindset, positive presence, prosperity, purpose, relationships, thought habits
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Are You In Touch as a Leader?

Posted on May 6, 2025 by Catherine Osborne

There is nothing more destructive to an organization than a leader who is out of touch. You have to remain relevant. There is no doubt our world has changed; a lot of it for the better. Our workforces have also…

Tagged with: adapt, behaviour, leader, leadership, norms, organization, performance, positive change, positive presence, relationships, team
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