Customers. They’re the lifeblood of your business. Having good relationships with your customers is what drives your bottom line and helps you grow your business. Poor customer service, on the other hand, can cost your business big in lost customers and lost sales. ...
Improving Teamwork: The Introversion/Extroversion Variable
A lot of the work we do is with teams. We work with leadership teams, project teams, virtual teams, teams that are thrown together at the last minute and teams that have been together for a long time. And one of the most interesting things we see in teams is how the...
Why agile thinking should be at the heart of any change management plan
Change is hard. Just ask Borders Bookstore, who went bankrupt after a strategic change saw them investing heavily in CDs and DVDs, right as the industry was going digital. Or Time Warner and AOL, whose merger failed catastrophically because no one accounted for the...
The importance of Whole Brain® Thinking in the age of Artificial Intelligence
From how we fly our planes to how we order our pizza, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning are transforming how humans experience their everyday lives. Across industries of all kinds - aviation, finance, healthcare, even the creative arts - AI and machine...
Why is communication in your company lacking?
It’s no secret that communication is the backbone of any successful organisation. Yet many companies struggle with perfecting their communication processes. Take, for example, the 2013 Yahoo communication blunder turned PR disaster, in which Yahoo’s CEO announced...
The Myth of the Most Effective Leadership Styles
What’s the best HBDI® profile for a leader? This is one of the most common questions we get asked about the HBDI and leadership. We all want to know which is the best profile, and we all want to know if it’s ours. Fortunately for you, the answer we give is always the...
Beyond Gender: Here’s How To Create True Diversity in Your Boardroom
Earlier this year, New Zealand was called out for the lack of women holding senior positions in their 27 NZX-listed companies. The country lags behind the UK, US and Australia with 18% of listed companies having zero female directors. Research has shown that having...
Employee wellbeing & business success: Are they connected?
Employee wellbeing is a major focus for businesses across Australia for good reason. Happy and healthy employees are more engaged, productive and loyal.
Thinking Agility: What, why, how
Thinking agility is all about being able to move between different thinking styles when a situation calls for it. Why is this so important? Let’s explore.














