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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...
Culture as Your Competitive Advantage (and Why Thinking Differently Might Just Save Your Sanity)
This post is a contribution from Carole Coooper , an HBDI® Certified Practitioner, and Director/Founder of Carole Cooper Consulting . If you’ve ever worked somewhere with a great culture, you feel it the moment you walk in. There’s energy. People...
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...
Neurodiversity, Cognitive Diversity and where the HBDI® fits
We are often asked how the HBDI and Whole Brain® Thinking relate to individuals who are neurodivergent. To answer this question, we need to distinguish the difference between neurodiversity, neurodivergence, neuro-types and cognitive diversity. What is Neurodiversity?...
What does teamwork mean to you?
Soft skills are essential for success in the workplace. They can help you increase productivity, foster better working relationships and build trust between yourself and your co-workers. Having strong soft skills can also boost your confidence and make it easier to...
It’s About How You Think, Not What You Think: This Employee Assessment Takes You Outside the Box
Want to know what your personality is? Or find out your ‘inner truth’? How about which Game of Thrones character you are? You could be a Cersei. Or maybe you’re a Jon. Take the latest BuzzFeed quiz to find out. There are plenty of employee assessments and...