Many of us have heard the phrase “one bad apple can ruin the whole barrel”. This adage has been used for centuries to relate individual workplace behaviour to the ability of a rotten piece of fruit to spoil the whole…
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One Bad Apple – One Bad Barrel
Tagged with: behaviour, collaboration, conflict, cooperation, culture, disruptive, leader, mindset, morale, motivation, Negative, performance, positive presence, teams, toxic, uncooperative, workplace
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The First Step To An Energized Workplace
The ultimate goal of human existence is to live a joyful and abundant life. Everyone strives for that existence – whether they know it or not. When we consider that we spend a great part of our waking hours at…
Tagged with: abundant, behaviour, crisis, Emotional, emotional intelligence, energized, energy flow, engagement, health, joyful, leadership, neurosciences, performance, positive human energy, positive presence, relationships, rewire, success, thought, toxic
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Are you a Positive Professional Role Model?
The fastest way to derail any collaborative efforts in an organization is an individual leader’s negative behaviour. Over time, negative experiences erode a leader’s influence. This is particularly true for leaders who give plenty of lip service to forging effective…
Tagged with: accountability, behaviour, change, collaboration, collaborative, continuous improvement, culture, Emotional, Emotions, energy, influence, leadership, Negative, performance, positive, positive presence, productivity, quality, relationships, self-aware, toxic, wellness, work environment
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This New Year: Commit to Positive Presence Behaviour Competencies
We live in a time of great excitement as we watch the world we grew up in literally changing before your eyes. This is the first time in the history of man that we are able to watch the evolution…
Tagged with: ambiguity, behaviour, compassion, complexity, connectivity, critical-thinking, disruptive, enthusiasm, Excellence, improvements, leadership, mindset, neuroscience, optimism, positive presence, pressure, professionals, stress, tactical capacity, toxic, value
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Behaviour Change is the Key to Organizational Performance
The truth is that the so-called soft skills of behaviour are really the hard skills that create the measure of influence for performance success. Time and again the fundamental problems related to the lack of engagement and work performance enhancement…
Tagged with: accountability, behaviour, change, courage, culture, dysfunctional, engagement, influence, leadership, negative behaviour, performance, positive presence, productivity, relationships, success, toxic, values, willingness
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The Jerk at Work
In a moment of self- reflection, ask yourself the following question, “Are my current habits and behaviour getting me to where I want to go?” If the answer is “No” you need to consider making some changes. Far too many…
Tagged with: behaviour, Creativity, culture, discrimination, employee engagement, habits, harassment, incompetence, jerk, performance, productivity, relationships, responsibility, toxic, unethical
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Managing the Human Element: The Toxic Employee
Virtually all the advice on getting people to engage in their work and increase their productivity is predicated on a false assumption, namely that any form of outside influence will result in lasting internal change, stimulating pride, purpose, motivation and…
Tagged with: attitude, beliefs, change, consequences, Creativity, ethics, human, innovation, internal attitude, leadership, motivation, performance, positive, pride, purpose, teamwork, toxic, values
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When is Enough Enough?
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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Connection — Making the Choice to Change
As often mentioned, change – whether personal or organizational – is not easy. Even when presented with clear reasons and validated in research, for behaviour change it is still a distant goal for many leaders. It is not a decision…
Tagged with: behaviour, change, Choice, commitment, connection, followers, influence, judgment, leaders, patterns, reputation, toxic, transformation
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The New ‘Lean’ Is All About Behaviour!
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.…
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