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The Art of Gratitude

Posted on April 6, 2021 by Catherine Osborne

Angeles Arrien, in her book “Living in Gratitude: A Journey That Will Change Your Life”, says that although gratefulness often arises spontaneously, it is also a choice we make. She identifies the four universal portals to the practice and virtue…

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What is Your Leadership Strength?

Posted on February 9, 2021 by Catherine Osborne

Have you ever wondered why you choose to behave a certain way? To help answer this question, Tom Rath and Barry Conchie have classified leadership strengths into four domains: (1) executing (driver), (2) influencing (persuader), (3) strategic thinking (analyzer), and…

Tagged with: awareness, behaviour, behaviour preference, collaboration, connection, leadership, performance, positive presence, relationships, strength, success
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Focus On Behaviour, Not Technical Skills

Posted on January 26, 2021 by Catherine Osborne

It is behaviour and relationship skills that bring out the technical competencies and enable the job of a leader to be done well. At higher levels of leadership (e.g., chief executives), technical skills are even less important than good behaviour…

Tagged with: behaviour, collaborative, connective, greatness, leader, performance, positive presence, relationship, relationships, self-aware
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New Learning for Connection

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Catherine Osborne

In the developed world, our organizations are now composed primarily of knowledge workers– people who are highly educated and experts in their individual fields, and who need each other’s mind and skill in order to achieve organizational goals. These people…

Tagged with: barriers, behavioural skills, cognitive, cognitive behaviour, collaboration, conduits, connectivity, coordination, decision, energy, engagement, information, knowledge workers, leadership, neurosciences, positive presence, relationships
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The Mental Muscle of Attention

Posted on December 15, 2020 by Catherine Osborne

The technological revolution of the 21st century has rendered time management ideas and skills of the past obsolete. The saying that “Time can’t be managed – it just is” has never been more true … and in today’s age of…

Tagged with: attention, behaviour, cognitive functioning, distractions, energized mindset, feelings, health, performance, positive energy, proactive attention, productive, productivity, relationships, self-awareness, thoughts, value, working style
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The Five Domains of Emotional Intelligence (EQ)

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Catherine Osborne

In leadership development we hear a lot about Emotional Intelligence (or EQ). In his 1995 book “Emotional Intelligence”, Daniel Goleman brought the concept of emotional intelligence (EQ) to the mainstream of business theory. The key premise of EQ is it…

Tagged with: awareness, behaviour types, conflict, continuity, emotional intelligence, Emotions, EQ, feelings, harmony, leadership, positive, positive human energy, productive, relationships, stress, successful, thoughts
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Leading Amid Complexity

Posted on November 24, 2020 by Catherine Osborne

Significant change initiatives, in organizations today, often focus on technology and process neglecting to take the human factor, the people, into equal consideration. Regardless of the industry and the cliché, leaders must accept that the most valuable asset, relative to…

Tagged with: behaviour, brain, change initiatives, collaboration, Complex organizational systems, complexity, connections, engagement, mission, neurophysiology, performance, purpose, relationships, self-awareness, tactical capacity
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The Science of Success and the Neuroplasticity of the Brain

Posted on September 8, 2020 by Catherine Osborne

In the last 10 years or so, a new field of neuroscience has mapped the mental zone that can literally change the brain to quiet an overly active stress response system and simultaneously pave the way for higher brain networks…

Tagged with: brain networks, brain speed, emotional intelligence, emotional wellbeing, higher brain, homeostasis, mental zone, mindset, negative emotion, neuroplasticity, neuroscience, physical wellbeing, positive change, prefrontal cortex, relationships, social intelligence, stress hormones, stress management, stress response, success
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The Relevance of a Positive Mindset in Today’s Work Environment

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Catherine Osborne

Enormous advances over the last decade in neuro-imaging technology have awakened us to the benefits of positive energy – for an increased capacity for achieving peak performance, for building and maintaining good relationships, and for experiencing good health. The bottom…

Tagged with: ambiguity, collaboratively, complexity, Digital Era, energized mindset, global workforce, health, Industry 4.0, knowledge workers, peak performance, positive mindset, positive presence, relationships
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Why Great Leaders are Unforgettable – and Bad Leaders Too!

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Catherine Osborne

You have probably heard the saying, “A truly great leader is hard to find, difficult to part with, and impossible to forget.” The same adage holds for bad leaders too, at least the “impossible to forget” part. Did you ever…

Tagged with: behaviour, brain, EEM, emotion, employee engagement, experiential emotional memory, hippocampus, leaders, leadership, neurochemical, neuroscience, pattern recognition, performance, positive, positive behaviour, positive presence, relationships, rewire, thinking
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