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...

Cognitive Empathy: A Leadership Imperative

In today’s fast-paced and complex work environment, leaders face a critical challenge: how to drive performance while fostering connection, trust, and collaboration. The answer lies in cognitive empathy - the ability to understand how others think and experience the...

Culture as Your Competitive Advantage (and Why Thinking Differently Might Just Save Your Sanity)  

This post is a contribution from Carole Coooper , an HBDI® Certified Practitioner, and Director/Founder of Carole Cooper Consulting . If you’ve ever worked somewhere with a great culture, you feel it the moment you walk in. There’s energy. People...

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How to be a great hybrid manager

How to be a great hybrid manager

Flexible work is no longer an afterthought for employees, it’s the future of work…and it’s happening now. Flexible working was once a perk, now it’s a necessity and it plays a large part in how potential employees choose their employer. If you’re about to start...

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How to build Psychological Safety within Your Team

How to build Psychological Safety within Your Team

The highest-performing teams have one thing in common: psychological safety. But what exactly is it? According to Harvard Business School professor Amy Edmondson, who coined the term: “Psychological safety is a belief that one will not be punished or humiliated for...

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Whole Brain® Thinking in a Digital World

This guest post is a contribution from Herrmann International Asia partner, Prasad Deshpande, CEO of Empowered Learning LLP. “Preserving the status quo is not a business strategy.” Shantanu Narayen - CEO Adobe. Digital Masters Disruption caused by technology has been...

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Creativity, Learning and the Specialised Brain

This article is adapted from Ned Herrmann’s original paper: Creativity, Learning and the Specialised Brain In the Context of Education for Gifted and Talented Children* I would like to acquaint you with my specialised language, which is the new language of brain...

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Gender Diversity

Gender equity, diversity and thinking preferences

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....

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