Have you ever met someone and wondered why - despite how hard you try - you just can’t seem to get along? Many of us experience this, and it’s not always because we don’t share the same hobbies or interests as our new acquaintance. Perhaps the main reason this occurs...
Entrepreneurial Thinking and Teaching with Your Whole Brain®
This article is a guest post from Ashley Blackburn, Director of Programs at Uncharted Learning. Do you know what your brain “looks” like? I didn’t, until about 3 months ago when I completed a Whole Brain® Thinking assessment (called the HBDI®) and participated in a...
What Does a CEO Brain Profile Look Like?
CEOs and key leaders need to be more agile than ever in today’s onslaught of change. This requires a stretch for many leaders. Our data on CEOs shows that they are uniquely positioned to be able to flex between competing demands for their thinking and decision making....
Managing the Threat of Business Disruption
This article is a guest post from our partners Dr. Jay Chopra, of Making Shift Happen, and Damian Costello, of Decode Innovation. View their blog series here. Are your past successes making you more susceptible to being disrupted? Does your position in the market make...
The Definition of Disruption: Turning Market Disruption into New Market Dominance
This article is a guest post from our partners Dr. Jay Chopra, of Making Shift Happen, and Damian Costello, of Decode Innovation. One of the most unique things about the current COVID-19 crisis is just how universal it is. No event in history has affected every...
Adaptive mindsets: building resilience on the other side of COVID-19 lockdowns
The lockdowns are being lifted. Whether self-imposed or through government authority, this period of stasis is ending. Our process of re-engagement has begun. We’re all grieving missed opportunities - seminars not attended, business deals now in limbo, cancelled...
High-Performing Teams and Thought Diversity
Few people enjoy conflict. Most of the time, people actually try to avoid it. This is especially true when working in a team. It’s smoother when everyone gets along and goes along. When everyone is coming at an issue from the same angle, it’s much easier to sidestep...
3 filters for sorting through the neuroscience “buzz”
The last decade has seen a frenzy of neuroscience research, leading to an avalanche of new findings and interest in the field. But along with the exciting new knowledge comes the inevitable hype and distraction. New studies abound that may or may not be practical or...
How Will You Adapt? Cognitive Diversity And The “Next Normal”
The impact of COVID-19 on our ways of working has been staggering. The most obvious, the shift to remote work, has impacted organisational cultures and employee engagement almost overnight. Beyond remote work, it has accelerated a number of key future of work trends,...