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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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What is Synergy?

Posted on October 20, 2026 by Catherine Osborne

Research in the neurosciences has shown there is a continuous looping and re-looping of energy both positive and negative, between your two dominant human energy fields — the heart and the brain. It is this looping and re-looping of energy…

Tagged with: behaviour, behavioural changes, brain, energy, feelings, heart, human energy, neurosciences, organizational synergy, personality, positive energy, positive outlook, positive presence, synergy, thoughts
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Defending Against the Toxic Person

Posted on October 6, 2026 by Catherine Osborne

In conjunction with your own self-awareness, comes the need to bring your awareness to the environment around you. Today’s work environment wrought with lightening-fast change, complexity and never-ending demands, is a natural playing field for negative energy. To start, make…

Tagged with: health, interactions, negative attitudes, negative feelings, negative moods, negative vibes, negativity, nervous energy, optimism, performance, positive people, positive presence, relationships, self-awareness, thoughts, toxic person
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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 Science of Bad Behaviour

Posted on June 23, 2026 by Catherine Osborne

A key focus of research on human performance seeks to understand the complexity and function of the human brain and its impact on performance in relationship to how people respond to leadership and colleague behaviour. Research highlights why you must…

Tagged with: awareness, behaviour, brain, distrust, experiential emotional memory EEM, feelings, leadership, negative behaviour, neurochemical, performance, positive, positive behaviour, positive presence, production, recall, relationships, thoughts, Trust
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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…

Tagged with: brain, energized mindset, energy, energy flow, feelings, neurosciences, positive energy, positive presence, self-awareness, thoughts
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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 Biology of Change

Posted on September 9, 2025 by Catherine Osborne

What makes people, who possess knowledge about what they need to do to actually improve their performance, alter and change their behaviour? The answer is volition- a purposeful, intentional choice. People choose to change their behaviour when they have a…

Tagged with: behaviour, brain, circumstances, Desirability, dissatisfaction, emotional acceptance, Experience, feelings, motivation, neurotransmitters, outcomes, performance, positive presence, Practicality, satisfaction, thoughts
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Self-awareness – The Foundation of Behaviour Competency

Posted on April 22, 2025 by Catherine Osborne

Regardless of an official title at work, or in your community – whether you realize it or not — you are a leader. You’ve heard the saying “Behaviour speaks a thousand words.” And whether you know it or not, every…

Tagged with: behaviour, behaviour style, engagement, foundation, influential leader, leader, ownership, performance, positive presence, purpose, responsibility, self-awareness, thoughts, values
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The Performance Power of Your Presence

Posted on March 4, 2025 by Catherine Osborne

Never doubt the impact on performance marked by your presence as a leader. You are, without a doubt, ridiculously in charge of the production and wellbeing of every person you lead, and ultimately, the destiny of your organization. And, without…

Tagged with: ambiguous, behaviours, brain, complex, connection, emotionally intelligent, energy, fast-changing, feelings, focus, frustration, leader, overwhelm, positive presence, thoughts, wellbeing
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