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Higher Brain Function in the Workplace

Posted on September 8, 2026 by Catherine Osborne

Learning to create a mindset that overrides the stress response is an invaluable skill in today’s workplace wrought with lightening-fast change, complexity and unrelenting demands. It is the neuroplasticity of your brain that enables you to change brain structure to…

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How Knowledgeable Are You?

Posted on August 4, 2026 by Catherine Osborne

To quote from Peter Drucker in his book “Managing in the Next Society” (page 124), “… A knowledge based workforce is qualitatively different … survival, of every business will depend on the performance of its knowledge workforce – and the…

Tagged with: adapt, ambiguity, change, collaborate, complexity, connectedness, Digital Era, energized mindset, energy flow, Era of AI, global workforce, health, innovate, knowledge workers, Knowledgeable, peak performance, performance, positive mindset, positive presence, productivity, relationships
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Work-Stress and You

Posted on May 12, 2026 by Catherine Osborne

Modern life is full of hassles, deadlines, frustrations, and demands. For many people, stress is so commonplace that it has become a way of life. Stress isn’t always bad. In small doses, it can help you perform under pressure and…

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High-Performance Behaviour

Posted on April 28, 2026 by Catherine Osborne

The findings coming from the neurosciences is proving that the ‘brain-power’ needed for productivity and efficiency in today’s work environment can only be attained when you are in a state of positive emotional electro-magnetic neuro-chemical energy. This state requires (and/or…

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Your Positive Flow

Posted on March 10, 2026 by Catherine Osborne

The skill of Positive Presence is your natural ability to adjust for and create a positive and energized mindset within yourself through conscious thought processes. Your proficiency for Positive Presence is different for each of us …. greatly dependent on…

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Positive Presence – A Necessary Skill for Today’s Workforce

Posted on February 17, 2026 by Catherine Osborne

Positive Presence is your natural ability to adjust for and create a positive and energized mindset within yourself through conscious thought processes. Your skill level for Positive Presence depends on many, many things, but mostly, it is developed through your…

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The Neuroscience / Thought Link

Posted on February 10, 2026 by Catherine Osborne

Epigenetics is the study of how the brain responds to physical stimuli of electromagnetic and chemical flow in the brain. This process triggers groups of genes to act in a positive or negative direction based on your emotional and/or physical…

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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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Are Your Values a Positive Force?

Posted on November 3, 2020 by Catherine Osborne

Knowing your values is extremely important to acquiring a resilient and energized mindset. A personal value is an individual’s absolute or relative and ethical value, the assumption of which can be the basis for ethical action. A value system is…

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The Relevance of a Positive Mindset in Today’s Work Environment

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Catherine Osborne

Enormous advances over the last decade in neuro-imaging technology have awakened us to the benefits of positive energy – for an increased capacity for achieving peak performance, for building and maintaining good relationships, and for experiencing good health. The bottom…

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