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Cognitive Empathy: A Leadership Imperative

In today’s fast-paced and complex work environment, leaders face a critical challenge: how to drive performance while fostering connection, trust, and collaboration. The answer lies in cognitive empathy - the ability to understand how others think and experience the...

Shifting the Dial on Psychological Safety: From Insight to Systemic Change

Psychological safety is no longer a “nice to have.” It is increasingly recognised as a critical psychosocial risk factor - one that directly impacts wellbeing, performance, and organisational sustainability. Many organisations invest in workshops, leadership messages,...

The HBDI® vs Other Assessment Tools: What Sets the HBDI® Apart?

Assessments are powerful tools for helping individuals and teams better understand their thinking preferences, personality traits, and strengths. With so many options available, it can be difficult to know which tool is best suited for your needs—whether you're...

How to Implement Workplace Change with an Agile Change Management Plan

This article was originally published in 2019 and updated in 2025 to keep our readers up-to-date with the latest in organisational performance and team dynamics. Change is hard. Just ask Netflix’s DVD rental service, DVD.com, which shut down in 2023 after 25 years ....

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Comparing Employee Assessments: HBDI and LSI

Comparing Employee Assessments HBDI® and LSI

In this blog series, we take a look at the similarities and differences of many employee assessment instruments and how you might use them – individually and together – to achieve your business and talent development needs. For this post, we discuss the LSI™ ...

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Why the HBDI® is not a test

What is a test? To get your licence you complete a test. To see whether you need glasses you complete an eye exam. To pass a subject at school or university you complete an assessment. When assessing your leadership abilities, others conduct a 360-degree evaluation of...

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How to Improve Nonverbal Communication in the Workplace

How to Improve Nonverbal Communication in the Workplace

Nonverbal communication plays a powerful role in how we interact with others. While words convey information, much of the meaning comes through nonverbal messages—our tone, gestures, posture, and facial expressions. Research shows nonverbal cues account for a...

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