We made a big move at the end of 2016. After three decades in our headquarters, Herrmann went completely virtual. This virtual workplace reflects the increasingly global and dispersed nature of our organisation—many of our employees are scattered across countries,...
What I’ve Learnt About Successful Remote Work at Herrmann
Herrmann employees have worked remotely for years and our experience with remote work has been very positive. There are some key tools that can assist in managing one's workflow, which also aid in minimising distraction. The sudden and hard turn into remote work will...
How to Enable Your Business to Overcome the Frustrations of Collaboration
Collaboration continues to become an integral part of business. Whether online or in person, in the office or working from home it is often misunderstanding or miscommunication that causes frustration within collaborative efforts. In fact, a recent Deloitte study...
How to Build Trust in a Virtual Team
A little over a decade ago, the remote workforce was dominated by people in outside sales roles. They came into the office on occasion for meetings or, if they were local, to load up on marketing brochures and office supplies. But for the most part, they were out of...
10 Quotes to Open the Lines of Cross-Functional Communications
Now more than ever, communication is essential to business and cross-functional team success. Much of your team is working from home, cloud conferencing and communicating in ways that we never have before. If cross-functional teams are the future of work, it is...
Aligning Your Team During Times of Change and Uncertainty
Remote environments can be challenging to navigate under normal circumstances. Add in a global environment of stress and uncertainty, and those relationships and engagements can be even more difficult to manage. But they don’t have to be. Tapping into your team’s...
How to build a positive workplace culture with Whole Brain® Thinking
According to a study by Deloitte, 94% of executives and 88% of employees believe workplace culture is important to business success. That’s because an organisation that can create and sustain a positive culture will enjoy the many benefits of more motivated employees,...
Building a stronger team: how to create an environment where employees feel safe to share
As much as some people want to believe they are, no one is good at absolutely everything. We all have our strengths and our weaknesses. And that’s okay. At Herrmann, we believe that there is no wrong, right, good or bad. Thinking is situational, so a certain thinking...
The four different communication styles: how to communicate more effectively at work using Whole Brain® Thinking
Just like in any good relationship, communication is critical. When it comes to workplace and project failures, more often than not, you’ll find it comes down to misunderstandings and ineffective communication. We’re sure it comes as no surprise that poor...