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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
