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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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Whole Brain® Thinking and Business Disruption

Whole Brain® Thinking and Business Disruption

Every established organisation gets disrupted eventually. If you’re lucky enough to survive it, you’ll probably wonder why you didn’t see it coming and what you can do differently next time.  A disruption management plan helps you combine elements of strategy,...

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What is change management?

What is change management?

No matter where you are in your professional and personal life, change is inevitable. It can be difficult to adjust to new situations, but with the right tools and support from those around you, it’s possible to make the most of any changes that come your way. ...

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How to deal with workplace conflict

How to deal with workplace conflict

It's no secret that work, in some form or another, plays a huge role in our lives. Many of us spend 8 or more hours a day at the office. With so much of our time taken up by these duties, it is important that you get along with the colleagues around you. Working...

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6 Ways to Innovate in an Economic Downturn

6 Ways to Innovate in an Economic Downturn

What causes an economic downturn? A number of factors can contribute to an economic downturn, including a decrease in consumer spending, an increase in unemployment, or a decrease in exports. A downturn can have a significant impact on businesses and consumers alike....

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Nature vs. Nurture: Can all skills be taught?

Nature vs. Nurture: Can all skills be taught?

Some things will come more naturally to some people than others. It’s just a fact of life that some skills will come naturally to us, while others we will have to work really hard just to be able to accomplish them (and sometimes still not even that well to our...

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Enduring, and coming out of a Pandemic: Key Takeaways

Enduring, and coming out of a Pandemic: Key Takeaways

The pandemic disrupted life and work as we knew it. It was a period that compelled organisations to change the way they operated and shifted tens of millions of office employees into remote work. Pre COVID, it was hard to imagine we could work from home in the way we...

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Human Connections in a Digital Workplace with the HBDI®

Human Connections in a Digital Workplace with the HBDI®

Over the past couple of years most companies have transitioned permanently to working remotely in some capacity, while others have even given up the office for good. But despite the convenience of working from home and saving time on the commute, it’s likely this will...

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