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Team Diversity & The Power of a Question

11 July, 2017

team diversity

‘Diversity in business teams’ has become a catch-cry. Whether it is gender, ethnicity, age or ability, the inference is that great teams need diversity amongst its membership. But what value does diversity bring to the team? For good teams to become great, they need to share a common vision, and ownership in the creation of goals and strategies to achieve that vision. Teams that are harmonious … [Read more...]

Tagged With: building teams, communication, conflict management, Herrmann Whole Brain Thinking, Herrmann Whole Brain Thinking, team communication, team performance

E-learning – A Personal Encounter

2 November, 2015

Bob Lavigna. Jim Kouzes. Hardly household names and when pitched against names like Richie McCaw and Dan Carter they are hardly a blip on the radar. Nevertheless, unlike the English rugby team, they are my heros. Bob Lavigna led the research on employee engagement - a progression from 'job satisfaction' of the 1970's to 'commitment' (1980's) to 'engagement' (1990's) ; that guides leadership … [Read more...]

Tagged With: BDC, e-learning, Employee engagement, Herrmann Whole Brain Thinking, Herrmann Whole Brain Thinking, Leadership, principles of teaching and learning

Time to Think

4 June, 2014

Lack of time can mean lack of time to think!

So, here I am at work at 7am. I'm way over a deadline to post a blog; and the ever expanding list of tasks that seem to constantly be in red are glaring at me from my tasks list on Outlook. As I lurch through the day from one task to another I try to gain some satisfaction whenever I can tick off a task. The only problem of course, is that the phone keeps ringing and the emails keep humming along … [Read more...]

Tagged With: Business trends, Herrmann Whole Brain Thinking, Herrmann Whole Brain Thinking, Leadership, Strategic thinking

Is Your Most Difficult Team Member Actually Your Greatest Asset?

29 January, 2014

Creating A 'Whole Brain Thinking' Team for Success

When discussing the concept of whole brain thinking with a client just recently, he replied “yes, my 12 year old daughter keeps reminding me we only utilise part of our brain”. Using our Whole Brain This took me slightly by surprise. Contrary to popular belief, this has actually been proven otherwise. Psychology and medical researchers have studied people whose brain function has been impaired, … [Read more...]

Tagged With: business strategy, Herrmann Whole Brain Thinking, Herrmann Whole Brain Thinking, Herrmann Whole Brain Thinking, team communication

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