When you show appreciation to your co-workers, you create a positive work environment that helps everyone feel good about their contributions. Simply put, people like to feel appreciated. Showing appreciation can also help to build team morale and foster a sense...
Organisations are often complex places, made up of many different teams and departments. A career pathway is the route that an employee takes through an organisation, from their initial joining point to their eventual exit. There are many different types of career...
In a recent Certified Practitioners Workshop, Master Facilitator and Green Leaf Consulting founder, Cynthia Radford discussed the 7 Power Gaps that prevent professional women from achieving their highest potential (researched and written by Kathy Caprino). A power gap...
Human resources industry trends are always evolving and adapting as the world around us changes. The coronavirus pandemic which began in 2020 forced all industries to adapt to new restrictions, including human resources. At the time it was quite difficult for a lot of...
The common perception is that diversity and inclusion is an HR prerogative. But that’s not true. While the HR team is responsible for driving diversity and inclusion in the workplace, it needs to be a leadership priority that works from the top down. Embracing...
Simply hiring more women doesn’t solve the issue of gender equity in the workplace. Diversity without inclusion leads to burnout, turnover, a lack of parity and other challenges like those we’re seeing at an even more intensified level as a result of the pandemic....
Few people enjoy conflict. Most of the time, people actually try to avoid it. This is especially true when working in a team. It’s smoother when everyone gets along and goes along. When everyone is coming at an issue from the same angle, it’s much easier to sidestep...
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...
Herrmann has been working closely with Swinburne University of Technology for 15 years. Profiling over 1000 employees, the university uses the HBDI® tool to help staff better understand their thinking preferences and those of their colleagues. This has enabled the...
