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We Get What We Create

Posted on July 1, 2025 by Catherine Osborne

Sigmund Freud, so the story goes, went to his grave perplexed by the question “What do women want?” I wonder if it ever occurred to Freud to simply ask a woman. In business, puzzled leaders do ask their employees what…

Tagged with: attitude, connections, culture, Emotional, engagement, leaders, performance, positive, positive presence, purpose, relationship, supportive, team, workplace
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One Bad Apple – One Bad Barrel

Posted on September 12, 2023 by Catherine Osborne

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…

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 3-C’s of Connection

Posted on July 26, 2022 by Catherine Osborne

Collaboration, Communication and Cooperation – these are the 3-C’s of Connection. Mastering connection within today’s integrated teams does not just happen – but it is necessary for high performance and success. Collaboration plays a key role in connection and is…

Tagged with: attitude, collaboration, communication, Competition, cooperation, goals, harmony, integrated team, interconnected, interdependent, Knowledge, mission, objectives, performance, positive presence, quality, relationships, system, teamwork, workplace
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How Important is Connection?

Posted on July 5, 2022 by Catherine Osborne

As John Maxwell wrote “Everyone communicates. Few connect. It’s difficult to connect with people while pursuing your own selfish agenda. By nature, connecting is a giving experience.” Connection is the strategy of successful leaders. Connection is the linkage among people…

Tagged with: communication, connection, contact, Hawthorne Effect, leaders, performance, positive presence, productivity, relationships, workplace
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Lasting Organizational Change

Posted on May 10, 2022 by Catherine Osborne

When done right, employee attitude, satisfaction and/or engagement surveys provide valuable information to the organization. Too often however, leaders do not take seriously the workplace barriers and emotional barriers identified by their employees. Corporate survey efforts become a way to…

Tagged with: attitude, barriers, behaviour, care, change, disruptive, emotional barriers, energy, engagement, performance, positive behaviours, positive presence, quality, satisfaction, strength-building, wellbeing, workplace
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Leading Under Stress – The Choice Is Yours

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Catherine Osborne

There is no doubt that stress impacts your thinking and decision making, and it impacts how you choose to react in any given situation. As a leader, stress will impact everyone in your workplace that experiences you in a negative…

Tagged with: behaviour, collaboration, connection, emotional energy, performance, positive presence, self-awareness, stress, team, thinking, values, workplace
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Leading Under Stress – What Does it Feel Like?

Posted on January 19, 2022 by Catherine Osborne

Stress, defined by Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, is “a state of mental tension and worry caused by problems in your life and work; something that causes strong feelings of worry or anxiety; physical force or pressure.” In today’s business and health care…

Tagged with: anxiety, behaviour, biological response, brain, employee engagement, motivation, neuroscience, passion, performance, positive presence, productivity, stress, stress hormones, tension, workplace, worry
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A New Culture of Accountability

Posted on December 28, 2021 by Catherine Osborne

Integrated teams, functioning in a culture of accountability, are the performance driver of choice in today’s high performing organizations. Research has demonstrated the superiority of group decision making over that of even the most single, talented individual. There is one…

Tagged with: accountability, cohesive, collaborative, cooperation, cooperative, crisis, culture, culture shift, Excellence, innovative, interpersonal, mission, performance, relationships, teams, teamwork, workplace
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An Audacious Idea

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Catherine Osborne

At Corporate Harmony.ca we have a Moonshot, an “audacious idea”. Our Vision is to eliminate bad stress from every workplace around the globe and in doing so turn the tide on the neglect of mental health on a global scale.…

Tagged with: audacious idea, development business, education, energy, healthcare, higher education, leadership development, manufacturing, mental health, philosophy, positive presence, professional development, public service, skillset, Strategy, stress, transportation, vision, workplace
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Leadership Development in Today’s World

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Catherine Osborne

A critical problem in management generally is scarcity of leaders who possess the necessary ‘Influential Leadership’ behaviours that propel organizations to greatness and guide them through significant challenges. There are plenty of managers and leaders who possess superb technical, operational…

Tagged with: behaviours, continuous improvement, development, influential leadership, leadership, management, performance, positive human energy, quality, success, thought patterns, workplace
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