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Understanding Your Behaviour

Posted on October 27, 2026 by Catherine Osborne

We are all different, but we are all the same. We all have similar emotional and physical needs, but we all possess individual differences in basic temperament. ‘Personality’ means a relativity fixed set of feelings, behaviours, and responses – long-term…

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Brain Power with Positive Presence

Posted on September 29, 2026 by Catherine Osborne

Our brain is an extremely powerful machine to which we hold the controls. Having ‘control’ requires a keen self-awareness into our emotional energy and our behaviour and thought habits. It takes anywhere from 14 days to 8 weeks to ‘re-wire’…

Tagged with: behaviour, behaviour habits, brain, consciousness, efficiency, emotional state, energy, feelings, habits, higher-level brain, negative energy, neuroplasticity, positive emotions, positive presence, productivity, relationships, thinking, thoughts, wellness
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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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Performance Excellence – Continuous Improvement

Posted on August 27, 2024 by Catherine Osborne

When behaviour is identified as a critical piece of the performance equation – and studies of corporate success stories have proven its relevance time and time again – it means that behaviour skills must become part of the organizational total…

Tagged with: ambiguous, behaviour habits, behavioural skill, complexity, connection, continuous improvement, development, disfunctional, human behaviour, knowledge economy, leader development, leadership, mindset, motivation, performance, positive presence, Quality Management, self-awareness, technical skill, thought habits, training
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Performance Excellence – The Skill of Positive Presence

Posted on August 20, 2024 by Catherine Osborne

Unfortunately, it is not unusual to see people in management positions that are clueless about how to deal with the dysfunctional situations and behaviours — the “people issues,” that occur daily and could consume upwards of 80 percent of a…

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Performance Excellence – The Influential Leader

Posted on August 13, 2024 by Catherine Osborne

Behind every high-performing organization is an influential leader who is keenly aware of how thought habits drive individual behaviour, and how behaviour habits affect those with whom you work. And, whether formally trained or not, this influential leader knows the…

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The Behaviour Element of Performance Excellence

Posted on April 2, 2019 by Catherine Osborne

Performance can be illustrated by this simple formula: Performance= technical skill x behavioural skill. In high-risk industries, such as health care delivery, an imbalance between these two elements of performance (technical skill and behavioural skill) can result in poor work…

Tagged with: accountable, ambiguous, awareness, behaviour, behaviour habits, challenges, complex, development, dysfunctional behaviours, Excellence, human behaviours, human energy, influential leader, leadership positions, motivation, outcomes, performance, positive presence, thought habits, training
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