(2 minute read) While it can be an exciting time for new employees when they begin a new role, it helps to provide them some form of focus other than their daily duties. Research by performance management group Clear Review, indicates that new employees who are made to feel...
(2 minute read) Have you ever observed a bird when it is walking around? A few steps forwards, a quick turning of its head, followed by some foraging for insects, seeds or worms. The birds’ behaviours and actions are a good example of how our brain works in two...
(2 minute read) “To be human is to have bias.” – Pamela Fuller It’s an undeniable truth, we’re all biased. Some of our biases are conscious, we’re aware of them. For example, you may believe extroverts have a larger circle of friends, or you believe quiet people are just...
(1 minute read) “I don’t like that man. I must get to know him.” (Abraham Lincoln) Consider your responses to the following scenarios. When you fold your arms, does your left or right arm go on top? When you seal the bread bag, do you hold the bottom of...
(1 minute read) Pixar Studios are considered one of the most sought-after employment destinations in the US. In addition to the great workplace conditions, employees have the opportunity to play a key role in developing some of the most anticipated animated movies each year. There’s one brilliant and embracing...
(2 minute read) Picture the scenario. You’re with some close friends and sharing a recollection of a great holiday you’ve recently returned from with your partner. You’re describing the amazing holiday apartment where you stayed and notice that one of your friends isn’t as engaged as the others. Then,...
(2 minute read) Businesses and individuals around the world are experiencing what is referred to as a V.U.C.A. environment. Where Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity or Ambiguity make it difficult to plan and predict for ourselves, our team, or businesses. Amongst all this, it’s becoming more difficult to separate our professional...
(2 minute read) Cohesion – (noun): the action of forming a united whole. “Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress and working together is success.” (Henry Ford) The success of any team relies on building an ambitious, motivated team that can work together toward common objectives. A...
(2 minute read) Creating and Curating Culture in Teams Is your team culture fixed or flexible? Most managers would suggest that they have quite fixed operational guidelines and that company policies and procedures should be clear and unambiguous. So, how may this influence or affect the process of talent...
(2 minute read) Steadfast, serene, immovable, the sameYear after year, through all the silent nightBurns on forevermore that quenchless flame,Shines on that inextinguishable light! (The Lighthouse, H.W. Longfellow. 1849) When tech’ giant Microsoft re-evaluated its well-established leadership principles, it came to the realisation that they were too complex to...
(1 minute read) The traffic was ridiculous. The meeting went 15 minutes longer than scheduled. I didn’t see your text. I wasn’t speeding, Officer. Bloody politicians! This could be any number of conversations, on any given day, in any town or city. The common theme? They’re all an attempt...
