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...

How to Create a Professional Development Plan for 2026 [+ Free PDP Template]

Every leader aspires to have a team of employees committed to enhancing their on-the-job skills, achieving career growth, and ultimately succeeding both personally and professionally. But how can this multifaceted aspiration be realised effectively? The answer...

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...

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4 Signs Your Team Isn’t Thinking Effectively Together

A Whole Brain® look at what might be holding your team back Great teams don’t just work together, they think together. When teams aren’t aligned in how they approach problems, decisions, or communication, even the most talented group can fall short. If your team is...

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2025 Guide: How to Improve Workplace Diversity & Inclusion

This article was originally published in 2023  and updated in 2025 to keep our readers up-to-date with the latest in organisational performance and team dynamics. The common perception is that diversity and inclusion is an HR prerogative. But that’s not true. While...

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Face-to-face workshops are back. Or are they?

I got so excited when I was asked to run a face-to-face workshop. I hadn't run one since 2019, before the pandemic changed our lives. For the last 16 months it had been all virtual and Zoom. At last, I had the opportunity to go back to what I knew best. Face-to-face...

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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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