Why Whole Brain® Thinking Creates Lasting Business Impact

Many organisations invest heavily in leadership programs, communication training, team development initiatives and change programs. Yet despite good intentions, many struggle to create lasting behavioural change. The University of Melbourne's Study of Australian...

How to run a meeting that works for four kinds of thinking

Think about the last meeting you left feeling flat. Chances are it wasn't badly run in any obvious way. There was an agenda. People were polite. Someone took notes. And yet the person with the sharpest objection said nothing until the corridor afterwards. The one who...

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...

How to Create a Professional Development Plan for 2026 [+ Free PDP Template]

Every leader aspires to have a team of employees committed to enhancing their on-the-job skills, achieving career growth, and ultimately succeeding both personally and professionally. But how can this multifaceted aspiration be realised effectively? The answer...

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A Whole Brain® approach to workplace wellbeing

Workplace wellbeing. It’s a term you hear a lot these days. Gone is the cut-throat corporate culture of the eighties and early nineties, where oppressive work environments made you feel like just another cog in the machine. Today’s leaders have recognised that...

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Comparing Employee Assessments: MBTI and HBDI

Comparing Employee Assessments: The HBDI® and the MBTI®

In this ongoing 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...

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The Most Important Talent Management Idea of 2020

Our bet for the biggest idea in management for 2020? Cognitive diversity. Cognitive diversity is a broad concept, but we define it as the differences in the thinking (i.e. cognition, perspective or information processing styles) that people use to process the world...

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Comparing Employee Assessments: HBDI and DISC

Comparing Employee Assessments: DISC® and the HBDI®

This article was originally published in 2020. It has been updated in 2024 and republished to ensure our readers are provided with the most up-to-date insights. In this blog series, we take a look at the similarities and differences of many employee assessment...

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Innovation + Acceleration = Value Creation

I’ve had the pleasure of working with Adrian Jobson, director of Acculture, for just over three years. With a Master of Business, Organisational Change and Consulting, Adrian is a business owner, somatic coach and innovator with an intense curiosity about creating...

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Thinking Agility – Developing your Mental Muscles

Agile thinkers have the ability to consciously shift their thinking style. According to the Whole Brain® Modelframework, agile thinkers are able to switch between the four different thinking preferences and can leverage each style as required. But being an agile...

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