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,...

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),...

Why the HBDI® is not a test

What is a test? To get your licence you complete a test. To see whether you need glasses you complete an eye exam. To pass a subject at school or university you complete an assessment. When assessing your leadership abilities, others conduct a 360-degree evaluation of...

Why take the HBDI® assessment: The HBDI vs other assessment tools

Assessments play a crucial role in helping individuals and teams gain insight into their cognitive preferences, personality traits, and strengths. Navigating the array of assessments and tests available can be challenging, especially when determining the most suitable...
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The Overwhelmed Employee

The Overwhelmed Employee

Have you ever sat in your office wondering how on earth you can cope with it all? Most of us have felt buried by work at some time or another. There is so much going on, so much information coming at us and so much to do, that it’s often hard to know where to start....

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A Whole Brain® approach to workplace wellbeing

A Whole Brain® approach to workplace wellbeing

Workplace wellbeing. It’s a term you hear a lot these days. Gone is the cut-throat corporate culture of the eighties and early nineties, where oppressive work environments made you feel like just another cog in the machine. Today’s leaders have recognised that...

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Comparing Employee Assessments: DiSC® and the HBDI®

Comparing Employee Assessments: DiSC® and the HBDI®

Choosing the right employee assessment for your team or organisation can be confusing. Many instruments overlap in what they measure and how they're used. We take a closer look at the DiSC® assessment and how it compares with Whole Brain® Thinking and the HBDI®. What...

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How to work with people you don’t like

How to work with people you don’t like

You can spend upwards of 40 hours a week with your co-workers. Have you ever stopped to think that on any given weekday, you could be spending more time with your work family than your actual family? And unfortunately, you can’t choose who that work family is. As is...

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