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Leading in the Best Workplace

Posted on August 11, 2026 by Catherine Osborne

How often do we ask ourselves, “How do I create the best possible workplace where people wake up in the middle of the night disappointed it is not time to go to work yet?”… Now that you have finished laughing…

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The Secret to Leadership Development

Posted on October 7, 2025 by Catherine Osborne

If you are a senior leader, you have to ask yourself, how committed am I to real change in my organization and what am I doing to create that change? Senior leaders create strategic vision and objectives for the organization.…

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The Three Reasons Leadership Development Fails

Posted on September 30, 2025 by Catherine Osborne

Go online, stroll through a bookstore, attend another training workshop or seminar and you will see that the topic of leadership is everywhere. We talk about it in political terms, business, sports, and tax-exempt organizations. People are captivated and confused…

Tagged with: accountability, commitment, culture, development, human, Improvement, leader, leadership, objectives, outcome, participation, performance, positive presence, purpose, strategic
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Leadership Development in Today’s World

Posted on September 10, 2024 by Catherine Osborne

A number of factors contribute to the failure of leadership development programs today. Among these is the limited participation by senior leadership in the training and in holding people accountable for changing behaviour following the training. Limited participation signals a…

Tagged with: accountable, behaviour, benefits, collaboration, commitment, connection, culture, cynicism, development, Excellence, Growth, leadership, mindset, performance, positive, positive presence, resources
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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…

Tagged with: ambiguous, behaviour habits, behavioural skill, complexity, connection, development, disfunctional, human behaviour, knowledge economy, leader development, leadership, mindset, motivation, performance, positive presence, self-awareness, technical skill, thought habits, training
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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…

Tagged with: behaviour habits, connection, development, human behaviour, leadership, mindset, motivation, positive presence, self-awareness, thought habits, training
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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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Creating Real Change

Posted on February 21, 2023 by Catherine Osborne

Think about all the people who have had leadership responsibility and authority over you. Who inspired, believed, and encouraged you? When I reflect on this question, several teachers— from grade school to graduate school—come to mind. These teachers pushed me…

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How Accurate is Your Shot?

Posted on September 20, 2022 by Catherine Osborne

Periodically, when serving in titled positions of leadership, it is imperative to self-evaluate your behaviour performance as a means of staying focused and on target to getting the right things done well. Many times we can best accomplish this self-assessment…

Tagged with: behaviour, Behaviour Competencies, development, feedback, focus, leadership, mindset, performance, positive presence, self-motivation, stress, wellbeing
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