It's no secret that work, in some form or another, plays a huge role in our lives. Many of us spend 8 or more hours a day at the office. With so much of our time taken up by these duties, it is important that you get along with the colleagues around you. Working...
The 5 Languages of Appreciation at your Organisation
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...
Smash Your Sales Targets by ‘Seeing’ How Your Customers Think
Sales are critical to ensuring the success of a business. After all, without them, we may not have a business at all. Sales bridge the gap between what a potential buyer needs, and what your business can offer them. They play a pivotal role in building brand loyalty...
Gap Analysis: How to identify a knowledge gap in your team
Have you ever found your business in a situation where you don’t have the information or knowledge to achieve a desired outcome? That’s a knowledge gap. A simple but potentially detrimental mistake made by an employee; followed by “I didn’t know I was supposed to do...
Attracting and Retaining Talented Employees
The Great Resignation is spreading across the globe, that’s if it hasn’t already. The Great Resignation is a phenomenon originating in the US during the first year of the pandemic. American’s by the millions were quitting their jobs. Restrictions gave employees time...
Overcoming Professional Ghosting: Try this first!
We’ve all been there. That uncomfortable feeling when all of a sudden, out of nowhere, someone stops responding to our messages or isn’t taking our calls. No, we’re not talking about an ex-relationship gone sour, we’re talking about professional ghosting. ...
Energy management: Optimising your team’s brainpower with Whole Brain® Thinking
It's been over a year since the global COVID-19 pandemic began, and many remote teams are feeling like they’re constantly running on fumes. Beyond the stresses of the health and economic situations, days spent on endless, back-to-back virtual meetings, sharing your...
No, I don’t like doing detail!
This post is a contribution from Scott Timmins, an HBDI® Certified Practitioner, Principle Consultant at Pinnacle Blue and former Australian Defence Force Aircraft Technician. I have always been someone who likes to start projects, has new ideas for the way things...
The 2020 wrap up: What living in a global pandemic taught us
In 2020, many of us experienced the same restrictions, but for each and every one of us, our day-to-day was affected differently. Thus, everyone’s experience throughout the pandemic was unique to them. That’s not to say we can’t find similarities in how we felt...