Culture
Culture is 'how we do things around here' - and we can always do things better.
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How To - Build Team Cohesion
Many leaders are noticing a reduction in inter-connection between their people. Research suggests that intentional efforts at building relationships and connections are usually more beneficial than generic team building activities. In this video we explore four ways to build team cohesion.
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How To - Break It to Fix It
We can learn a lot about failure and progress through the space race. In this video we take four lessons you can apply to break it to fix it.
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How To - Connect Across Your Organisation
Research demonstrates that the pandemic made teams more intra-connected and less inter-connected. In this video we share three tips for rebuilding inter-connection.
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How To - Build a Culture of Care
Psychology demonstrates that we benefit not just from being cared for, but also caring for others. We explore five ways to build a culture of care at your organisation.
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How To - Work Out How to Work
Chances are your team and organisation are struggling to figure out how best to work. Are we in the office? If so, how many days a week? Who gets to decide which days? Can't I just work from home all the time? Leaders are thoroughly confused about the best way forward. In this video we step throu...
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How To - Build Cooperation by Offering Support
It’s easy to think that society has become more individualistic and self-centred. With that, you might assume that cooperation between strangers has decreased over time. However recent research demonstrates that the opposite is true. Learn more in this video.
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How To - Manage Bias
All of us have biases that shape our behaviour. In this video we explore three ways to reduce bias and minimise the impact of bias.
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How To - Multiply Support Through Community
If you needed help, who would you turn to? Most of us have a few friends or work colleagues that we can turn to for help. But how supportive do you think these people would be? It turns out that how much these colleagues and friends know and like each other has an impact on the level of support w...
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How To - Benefit Others Through Mindfulness
Mindfulness has seen dramatically increased popularity in recent years, particularly within Western organisations. And why not? Mindfulness has repeatedly demonstrated lots of personal benefits for individuals. As a result, mindfulness almost automatically appears in leadership development traini...
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How To - Use Entrance Interviews
Many organisations have exit interviews with people who are leaving the organisation. However, it’s important not just to focus on those leaving our organisation - after all, they’ve already decided to move on. We need to also capitalise on those who are newer to our organisation and the fresh pe...
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How To - Take a Break
Being busy and being effective rarely go together. In this video we explore the importance of recovery and breaks for our performance. You will find seven ideas for making a change to the way you work to deliver even greater results while also looking after yourself and others.
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How To - Share Bad News
It's difficult to share bad news well. People have a tendency to "shoot the messenger" - placing the blame for the bad news on the person sharing it, and then avoiding that person. But there are simple steps we can take when sharing bad news.
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How To - Make the Workplace More Fun
A fun workplace isn't just a nice thing. Having fun at work has significant impacts on performance, engagement, and stress. But research shows that not all fun is created equal. In this video we explore why fun works best when it's part of the job itself.
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How To - Benefit From Doing Good
Research demonstrates there are numerous benefits for individuals and organisations from kindness and doing good at work. We provide three ideas to boost the amount of kindness in your workplace.
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How To - Help Customers By Putting Employees First
Richard Branson, the founder of Virgin, once famously said “Clients do not come first. Employees come first. If you take care of your employees, they will take care of your customers.” But does the research back this up? And what can we do to implement this idea in practice?
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How To - Increase Psychological Safety
Psychological safety isn't about being comfortable - it's about creating an environment where people can be confident trying new things, making the occasional mistake, and learning new skills. In this video we explore two leadership styles that help build an environment of psychological safety.
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How To - Bend The Rules With Integrity
Rules can be frustrating. It can be tempting to bend the rules or ignore them altogether, but this can lead to negative outcomes. In this video we explore how to work around rules but maintain your integrity.
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How To - Handle Sensitive Issues at Work
When sensitive issues arise in the workplace it can be hard to know what to say and do. We might shy away from political and social issues, or find it difficult to respond to those taking a particular stand on an issue. In this video we explore practical ways to handle political and other sensiti...
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Webinar: Demystifying Psychological Safety
As the concept of psychological safety has become popularised, some of the key elements risk being overlooked. Some inaccurately portray psychologically safe cultures as soft on performance, with low standards, consensus decision making and niceness at all costs leading to risks being ignored.
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How To - Build Trust
Trust is the cornerstone of effective leadership. This week we explore practical ways to build and maintain trust.
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How To - Deal With Cynicism
Cynicism in others can be challenging for a leader. This week we outline some practical steps you can take to deal with cynicism in the workplace.
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Shane Hatton - Let's Talk Culture
Shane is a Queenslander by birth, Melbournian by choice, curious by nature and creative at heart. He has spent the last decade developing remarkable leaders, teams and cultures.
He is an expert in leader communication, blending his experience in business and psychology to help leaders communicate... -
Andrew Beveridge - Bring Belonging Back
Psychologist and Founder of Leadership Today, Andrew Beveridge, shares research and practical tips about how to bring belonging back. Make sure you're ready to take notes.
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Don Schmincke - Samurai, Mountaineers and Entrepreneurs
Don Schmincke is a best-selling author, researcher with MIT and Johns Hopkins and adviser to CEOs across a broad range of industries. You only have to read one of Don’s books or see him in action to recognise Don is not your typical leadership thinker.
We discuss leadership failures and fads, wh...