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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…

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The Leadership Time Deficit – How to Create More Time

Posted on July 4, 2023 by Catherine Osborne

The only way to confront the ongoing time deficit and overcome the seemingly constant demand on our time is to develop a self-awareness of how we are focusing our attention. Identifying our focus as a ‘mental muscle’ is helpful when…

Tagged with: abundance, attention, brain, Clarity, cognitive, demand, energy, focus, habits, leadership, mental muscle, positive, positive presence, scarcity, self-awareness, thoughts, time, Time Deficit
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A New Twist on Time Management

Posted on June 27, 2023 by Catherine Osborne

In to today’s era of ‘Connection’ time management ideas and skills of the past are obsolete. The saying that “Time can’t be managed – it just is” has never been more true … and in today’s age of digital convergence,…

Tagged with: attention, behaviour, cognitive, connection, convergence, deficit, development, focus, mental muscle, performance, positive presence, self-awareness, thought, time management
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The 4 Essential Leadership Skills for Followership

Posted on January 17, 2023 by Catherine Osborne

“To lead them you have to be with them.” In his award-winning best seller, We Were Soldiers Once and Young, Lt. General Hal Moore spoke this basic leadership lesson to his junior officers. While operating rooms, shop floors, assembly lines,…

Tagged with: alertness, Appreciation, attention, Attentiveness, attitude, collaborative, communication, connection, emotional state, empathic, feedback, followership, inclusive, leadership, performance, positive, praise, relationships, sincere, Thoughtfulness, Trust, work ethic
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The Brain/Behaviour Connection

Posted on June 28, 2022 by Catherine Osborne

“You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” – Marcus Aurelius, Joint 16th Emperor of the Roman Empire. In his book, Get Out of Your Own Way: The Five Keys to…

Tagged with: accountability, actions, attention, behaviour, brain, Choice, Competition, connection, consequences, Excellence, goals, innovative, mental model, mental patterns, mind, motivation, performance, positive presence, self-awareness, tension, thinking, thought habits, unproductive behaviours
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Transforming Connection – Paying Attention

Posted on May 17, 2022 by Catherine Osborne

If you’ve been paying any attention to the new movement in leadership development, you know that in order to lead today’s ‘knowledge’ workers you must know how to connect on a human level. Human behaviour begins the connection. Your personal…

Tagged with: accessible, approachable, attention, behaviour profile, caring, challenges, connection, energized mind, ineffective, influence, leader, leadership development, listening, Meaning, Observe, Trust
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The Trust Quotient

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Catherine Osborne

The word trust is derived for the German word trost, meaning comfort. This is an appropriate association because when you trust someone, you are comforted by the belief that this person has your best interest at heart and thus will…

Tagged with: accountability, attention, behaviour, collaboration, concern, confidence, connection, Consistency, Experience, Generalized trust, honorable, interpersonal, leadership, listening, mental model, positive mindset, positive presence, self-awareness, Sharing, team, transparency, Trust
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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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Neuroscience – Inside Your Mind

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Catherine Osborne

Many of us do not come ‘pre-wired’ for it consistent positive emotional thought and mind-chatter, in fact for most of us, it is a learned skill – the skill that we call “Positive Presence”. Our proficiency for Positive Presence is…