As the virus has swept its way across the planet, people from all walks of life, families from every region, and businesses large and small have all had to adapt to change. The most common change, and the most likely one to be affecting you right now, is adjusting to...
4 Steps to More Effective Virtual Communications
In some form or fashion, working virtually has quickly become the reality for most of us today. And whether you’re working with colleagues, customers, vendors or others, there are more tools and apps than ever to help you collaborate across any distance, whether it's...
How to improve collaboration in the remote workplace with Whole Brain® Thinking
With more of us working from home than ever before (and some of us for the very first time), we’ve all had to adapt to remote work and the complexities that come with it. How do we stay motivated when the couch and TV are mere metres away? How do we stay focused when...
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...
How Herrmann helped Swinburne University of Technology create a culture of creativity, innovation and inclusivity
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...
COVID-19: Making Effective Decisions During Crisis as a Leader and Team
If you ever needed cognitive diversity and thinking agility, now is the time! With the current global atmosphere of rampant change and volatility, you need to leverage all of the thinking resources available to you, especially when it comes to effective decision...