Negotiation is often misunderstood. Many people associate it with conflict, confrontation, or needing to “win.” But the heart of negotiation isn’t competition, it’s collaboration. At its best, negotiation is a shared process of discovering and aligning needs, values,...
Communicating in Meetings: Using Whole Brain® Thinking to Connect with Everyone in the Room
Meetings are everywhere, from team huddles to client briefings, project updates to brainstorming sessions. They’re meant to bring people together, share information, and make decisions. But how often do they actually do this effectively? Research suggests that up to...
How To Become an Adaptive Thinker and Thrive Through Change
Imagine this: you've spent months crafting a whole new marketing strategy, complete with data-driven projections and targeted customer personas. Suddenly, a global pandemic hits, disrupting supply chains and turning consumer behaviour on its head. Your carefully laid...
Addressing Change: 5 Tips to Manage Employee Resistance to Change
It's pretty much a given that every organisation is in the midst of some kind of change management at any given moment. As we roll further into 2024, things are getting even more interesting. With AI continuing its march forward, the lingering effects of COVID-19...
How to use gap analysis to improve your customer strategy (Step By Step)
It’s now the year 2024, where customer expectations and the service they expect is ever-evolving. A lot of this has meant going online - with the advent of round-the-clock support becoming the norm, and the integration of AI chatbots - the customer service arena has...
How To Show Appreciation at Work: The 5 Languages of Appreciation
Feeling seen, heard, and appreciated differs from person to person. Just as people have unique thinking preferences, they also have unique ways in which they like to be appreciated for a job well done. The nuance of understanding how an individual feels valued in the...
Best Team Building Activities to Improve Employee Communication
Ever wondered what sets a high-performing team apart from the rest? Imagine you could transform a group of individuals into a powerhouse team, achieving extraordinary results through amplified collaboration. Now, picture enhancing this power through effective...
The Four Thinking Quadrants Explained, and How To Communicate With Them
The Whole Brain® Model, developed by Ned Herrmann, serves as the cornerstone of the Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument (HBDI®). The Whole Brain® Model outlines an array of thinking preferences centred around four distinct quadrants: Analytical (A), Practical (B),...
5 Reasons to Use HBDI® for Teamwork
The success of almost any organisation relies on effective teamwork. However, teamwork is not always easy, and it is not unusual for many teams to encounter roadblocks along the way. Whether it's a conflicting communication or thinking style, or different ways to...












