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Connection in the Workplace

Posted on September 22, 2026 by Catherine Osborne

In today’s corporate world, people are craving effective leadership. Middle level managers and their team members are overburdened and uninspired by individuals holding titled positions of authority providing neither effective leadership nor effective management. The issue is not change resistance.…

Tagged with: active listening, collaboration, communication, connection, followership, goals, leadership, management, neuroscience, objectives, performance, positive emotional connection, positive presence, team
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The Science of Success

Posted on September 1, 2026 by Catherine Osborne

In the last couple of decades, a new field of neuroscience has mapped the mental zone that can literally change the brain to quiet an overly active stress response system and simultaneously pave the way for higher brain networks to…

Tagged with: brain speed, emotional intelligence, emotional wellbeing, higher brain networks, homeostasis, mental state, mental zone, mindset, neuroscience, physical wellbeing, positive presence, relationships, social intelligence, stress, stress management, stress response, success
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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…

Tagged with: culture change, development, disruptive behaviour, dysfunctional employees, engagement, inappropriate behaviour, intangibles, leader behaviour, leadership, leading, neuroscience, organizational strategy, performance, positive presence, self-awareness, success, tangibles, team, work environment
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Are You Unforgettable?

Posted on June 16, 2026 by Catherine Osborne

You have probably heard the saying, “A truly great leader is hard to find, difficult to part with, and impossible to forget.” The same adage holds for bad leaders too, at least the “impossible to forget” part — this also…

Tagged with: behaviour, brain, employee engagement, hippocampus, leader, memories, neuroscience, pattern recognition system, performance, positive presence, recall, team
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Why Workplace Behaviour Is a Big Deal

Posted on March 17, 2026 by Catherine Osborne

No workplace is without a ’Negative Nellie’. You all either work with, or have worked with, that guy (or girl) that’s always complaining or trying to sabotage a good days work – or just plain toxic both in speech and/or…

Tagged with: behaviour, brain, cognitive functioning, collaborative, negativity, negativity bias, neuro-imaging technology, neuroplasticity, neuroscience, positive presence, positive thought habits, toxic
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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…

Tagged with: brain research, brain-power, energized mindset, energy, leaders, negative energy, neuroscience, positive, positive presence, self-awareness
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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…

Tagged with: behavior, brain, Emotional, energized mindset, epigenetics, mental resilience, neuroscience, performance excellence, physical, positive presence, productivity, thinking, thoughts
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The Neuroscience Revolution

Posted on February 3, 2026 by Catherine Osborne

In December of 2018 my good friend and mentor, Dr. Michael Frisina, was published in the International Journal of Academic Medicine | Volume 4 | Issue 3 | September-December 2018. http://www.journalonweb.com/ijam As the Canadian Representative and Coach Certified of The…

Tagged with: behavior, health, neuroscience, performance, positive behaviors, positive presence, productive behaviors, relationships, thinking patterns
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What’s Your Leadership Style

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Catherine Osborne

There are essentially four behaviour preferences or styles: (1) executing (driver), (2) influencing (persuader), (3) strategic thinking (analyzer), and (4) relationship building, (stabilizer). Having awareness of your dominant behaviour pattern or style as well as others’ behaviour styles is essential…

Tagged with: behaviour, behaviour preferences, collaboration, connection, emotional energy, leadership, neuroscience, performance, positive presence, relationships, workplace behaviour
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Domains of Leadership Strength

Posted on November 18, 2025 by Catherine Osborne

John Maynard Keyes wrote, “The hardest thing is not to get people to accept new ideas; it is to get them to forget the old ones.” Change, increased complexity, and chaos are constants in our knowledge and technology driven world.…

Tagged with: behaviour, behaviour domains, behaviour preferences, behaviour strengths, chaos, complexity, leadership, neuroscience, neuroscientists, peak performance, positive presence, thinking pattern
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