How to Enable People and Disable Bullying
Everyone is talking about bullying. Here’s why it’s a big deal. In December 2012 Safe Work Australia undertook a study showing that the effects of bullying in the workplace are costing Australian...
View ArticleThere’s Strategy Behind Your Seating!
By Louise Thomson I’m packing my bag for the Igniting Leadership Program which I’m facilitating this week for Leadership Victoria. We concluded a program on Friday and here we go again; however, rather...
View ArticleCultivating Team Culture and Creating Team Cohesion
By Sarah Warburton A workplace with poor team culture equals a workplace devoid of team orientation – often with disastrous consequences. Offices where personality conflicts and ineffective...
View ArticleTeam work under very high pressure – what helps?
Lea Symonds Last week I was working with some fabulous people from State Emergency Services area in New South Wales. One of the key people was telling me how they had utilised the SDI to underpin some...
View ArticleHow many leaders really “get” that leading people is about mastering...
Lea Symonds So stating the bleeding obvious… one more time… It’s not just what leaders do but how they do it that makes a truly effective leader. The best plans, the most cunning strategies, the most...
View ArticleFive Keys To Motivating Your Team Members – Motivation Is Everything And...
Written by Paul Stevens, a motivational speaker, presenter and facilitator working across the UK, Europe and Middle East. Motivation is described by psychologist Shay McConnon as “the inner desire to...
View ArticleEverything Your Parents Did Not Tell You About Strengths and Weaknesses
Written by Markus Amanto Strengths and weaknesses in interaction with each other often create exciting and sometimes hard-to-handle dynamics in relationships. It is also a topic that is not too often...
View ArticleSDI Builds Better Relationships in Schools
Lea Symonds The SDI was used as part of an eye-opening experience for staff to highlight the importance of relationships and understanding each other in the school environment. It was a staff...
View ArticleSDI & Team Functioning
by Lea Symonds I read an article by Patrick Lencioni about “Addressing Team Dysfunctions”. It made me think about how the Strength Deployment Inventory® (SDI) could be used to think about those times...
View ArticleGetting From Here to There: Navigating Personality Assessments
Written by Tim Scudder, CEO, Personal Strengths, USA Let’s say you’ve just arrived in a new place and you need a map. What kind of map should you get? The answer, of course, depends on what you plan...
View ArticleThe “Annoy Me” Button: How to Avoid Pushing Conflict Triggers
Written by Dr. Michael Patterson, Vice President at Personal Strengths Publishing and coauthor of Have a Nice Conflict For as long as I can remember, I’ve heard people say, “That guy really knows how...
View ArticleRelationship Awareness in Higher Education
Higher Education and SDI More and more learning institutions are recognizing the impact of relationship skills on student success while in school and after graduation. It’s no surprise that some of...
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