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How to connect with people: a look at social chemistry

How to connect with people: a look at social chemistry

Hilary Bryan

24 June 2021

How to connect with others. Sounds simple? Maybe not.

The latest research means we can dive deep into our social chemistry - those invisible thread...

Do we expect too much of agile?

Do we expect too much of agile?

Hilary Bryan

30 May 2021

Frankly yes - particularly when it comes to embracing diversity, equity and inclusion. But is there any reason why agile can't embrace DE & I?

The great leadership debate: do you need to be an SME?

The great leadership debate: do you need to be an SME?

Kristen Gyorgak

17 May 2021

Is it important to be a technical subject matter expert (SME) in order to lead a team? Are subject matter experts better leaders?

Lessons from a dull Saturday night: losing and failure

Lessons from a dull Saturday night: losing and failure

Hilary Bryan

29 March 2021

How do we cope with failure and losing, particularly if it's ongoing? Hilary got some clues from Daryl Gibson's thesis, Leading While Losing: Elite ...

What SPACES make you feel positive?

What SPACES make you feel positive?

Hilary Bryan

20 June 2021

Promoting positivity and moving people away from threats and towards rewards is important when we're leading people - everyday and through change.

Can straight white men be diverse?

Can straight white men be diverse?

Kristen Gyorgak

27 May 2021

Can straight white men be diverse? Well, not if we confine diversity to race, gender, and sexual orientation. But in reality? Of course they are.

Move from languishing to flourishing

Move from languishing to flourishing

Dinah Vincent

5 May 2021

Dinah gives herself a path to flourishing after recognising she's been languishing.

The Tyranny of Metrics

The Tyranny of Metrics

Kristen Gyorgak

26 March 2021

"Not everything that is important is measurable, and much that is measurable is unimportant." | Jerry Muller

Metrics of all shapes and sizes are p...

No matter the topic, find the emotion

No matter the topic, find the emotion

Dinah Vincent

4 June 2021

Audiences remember emotions - so how can you bring emotions into presentations about dry topics?

Wellbeing and loneliness: six ways to counter it

Wellbeing and loneliness: six ways to counter it

Hilary Bryan

19 May 2021

Hilary discusses loneliness, and The Helen Clark Foundation's 6 policy approaches to counter it. 

Recognising cultures in managing change

Recognising cultures in managing change

Dinah Vincent

29 April 2021

Organisational change projects are often about changing corporate culture - and the approach comes from a corporate perspective. What can corporate ...

Create an inclusive environment

Create an inclusive environment

Dinah Vincent

21 March 2021

Who feels included in your workplace? What messages do staff and visitors get from the signs and objects you have on display?

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