Learning & Development

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...

Unlocking The Power of Herrmann’s Whole Brain® Thinking in School Teaching and Learning

In the ever-evolving landscape of education, teachers and students face diverse challenges. Around the world, employers and, sometimes, colleagues in tertiary education bemoan the lack of skills students bring with them from the school system, such as problem-solving,...

How to Unlock Success with Short-term Career Goals & Thinking Styles

While walking the intricate path of career development, a short-term career goal can act much like a compass – guiding you to your ultimate destination. Providing light, these small moments of achievement bolster motivation and momentum. Another positive aspect...

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...

How does Whole Brain Thinking change your perspective?

How to move from fear to optimism!

Oct 3, 2020

What’s holding you back? Whether it be in our personal or professional lives, there are a slew of habits that can hold us back from feeling or achieving our best. Whether it be shifting blame, having undefined goals or battling self-doubt, we could all make use of...

Entrepreneurial Thinking and Teaching with Your Whole Brain®

Sep 7, 2020

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...

Adaptive mindsets: building resilience on the other side of COVID-19 lockdowns

Jul 6, 2020

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...

Who you need on your team: how to build the ideal team for your merger

Dec 3, 2019

A study by KPMG indicated that 84% of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) fail. The stakes are high, and so is the risk. This period of transition is undoubtedly a challenging time for any business - cultural incompatibilities between two merging companies can be...

How stress affects rational thinkers and what you can do about it

Dec 3, 2019

According to the Whole Brain® framework, workers who prefer experimental and analytical thinking styles tend to be more rational. They take a more logical and cognitive approach to problem-solving, using facts, figures and statistics to guide their decision-making,...

How change affects intuitive thinkers and what you can do about it

Sep 30, 2019

According to the Whole Brain® framework, workers who prefer relational and experimental thinking styles tend to be more intuitive. They use their gut instinct and emotions to guide decision-making processes, rather than relying on fact-based analysis of the situation...

Watch Now: Think Like Your Future Depends On It, Because it Does

Jul 24, 2019

For most of our lives, we’ve been told that to be a success you need to become an expert. First find your sweet spot—what you’ll study at university, what will inspire your career path, what you’ll be when you ‘grow up’—and then get great at that one special thing you...

It’s About How You Think, Not What You Think: This Employee Assessment Takes You Outside the Box

Jun 27, 2019

Want to know what your personality is? Or find out your 'inner truth'? How about which Game of Thrones character you are? You could be a Cersei. Or maybe you’re a Jon. Take the latest BuzzFeed quiz to find out. There are plenty of employee assessments and online...

Employee wellbeing & business success: Are they connected?

May 6, 2019

Employee wellbeing is a major focus for businesses across Australia for good reason. Happy and healthy employees are more engaged, productive and loyal.