Leaders are essential for any business as they have the ability to inspire and motivate employees, create a positive workplace culture, set clear goals and promote growth. Leaders must be able to effectively communicate their vision to their team members in order to...
How to deal with workplace conflict
It's no secret that work, in some form or another, plays a huge role in our lives. Many of us spend 8 or more hours a day at the office. With so much of our time taken up by these duties, it is important that you get along with the colleagues around you. Working...
The 5 Languages of Appreciation at your Organisation
When you show appreciation to your co-workers, you create a positive work environment that helps everyone feel good about their contributions. Simply put, people like to feel appreciated. Showing appreciation can also help to build team morale and foster a sense...
Smash Your Sales Targets by ‘Seeing’ How Your Customers Think
Sales are critical to ensuring the success of a business. After all, without them, we may not have a business at all. Sales bridge the gap between what a potential buyer needs, and what your business can offer them. They play a pivotal role in building brand loyalty...
Gap Analysis: How to identify a knowledge gap in your team
Have you ever found your business in a situation where you don’t have the information or knowledge to achieve a desired outcome? That’s a knowledge gap. A simple but potentially detrimental mistake made by an employee; followed by “I didn’t know I was supposed to do...
Attracting and Retaining Talented Employees
The Great Resignation is spreading across the globe, that’s if it hasn’t already. The Great Resignation is a phenomenon originating in the US during the first year of the pandemic. American’s by the millions were quitting their jobs. Restrictions gave employees time...
Overcoming Professional Ghosting: Try this first!
We’ve all been there. That uncomfortable feeling when all of a sudden, out of nowhere, someone stops responding to our messages or isn’t taking our calls. No, we’re not talking about an ex-relationship gone sour, we’re talking about professional ghosting. ...
Energy management: Optimising your team’s brainpower with Whole Brain® Thinking
It's been over a year since the global COVID-19 pandemic began, and many remote teams are feeling like they’re constantly running on fumes. Beyond the stresses of the health and economic situations, days spent on endless, back-to-back virtual meetings, sharing your...
No, I don’t like doing detail!
This post is a contribution from Scott Timmins, an HBDI® Certified Practitioner, Principle Consultant at Pinnacle Blue and former Australian Defence Force Aircraft Technician. I have always been someone who likes to start projects, has new ideas for the way things...