Articles: Diversity & Inclusion
Time Blocking To Boost Your Personal Effectiveness
Key Learning Points: Time blocking (AKA diary blocking) involves scheduling your day in advance so that you know exactly [...]
Think, Feel, Do – A simple checklist for communications and events
Key Learning Points: "Think, Feel, Do" is a simple framework to consider when drafting communications or creating development workshops [...]
The Wolf Parable – A Parable of Mindset
Key Learning Points: The Wolf Parable is story about the inner conflicts we face in how we approach others [...]
The VMOSA Strategic Analysis Framework: A Simple Summary
Key Learning Points: The VMOSA strategic analysis framework is a simple, five step strategic process. It says organizations should [...]
The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
Key Learning Points: The UN Sustainable Development Goals are 17 goals for humanity to work towards between the years [...]
The Trust Equation: A Simple Summary
Key Learning Points: The trust equation says an individual’s trustworthiness is equal to their credibility, reliability and intimacy, all [...]
The Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change: A Simple Summary
Key Learning Points: The Transtheoretical model of behavior change is a behavior change model strongly associated with health related [...]
The Tall Poppy Syndrome and Crabs in Buckets
Key Learning Points: Tall poppy syndrome describes a cultural trait where successful individuals are resented, undermined or attacked to [...]
The Strategic Management Framework: A Simple Look
Key Learning Points: The Strategic Management framework is a high level summary of a cyclical process of strategy creation. [...]
The Stop, Start, Continue Approach To Feedback
Key Learning Points: Stop, Start, Continue is a useful framework for delivering or requesting feedback. In it, feedback is [...]
The Skill / Will Matrix
Key Learning Points: The skill / will matrix is a simple tool to asses an individual’s performance. It also [...]
The Situational Leadership Model: A Simple Summary
Key Learning Points: The Situational Leadership model says leaders should adjust their style of leadership depending on the performance [...]
The SIER Hierarchy of Active Listening: Become a Better Listener
Key Learning Points: The SIER Hierarchy of Active Listening lays out four steps required for effective active listening. First, [...]
The Seven Transformations of Leadership: A Simple Summary
Key Learning Points: The seven transformations of leadership model says there are seven types of “action logic” that leaders [...]
The Science of Well-being – Laurie Santos free course on Coursera
Laurie Santos (Yale) has shared a free course on Coursera called "The Science of Well-being". It's a great introduction [...]
The SBI Feedback Model: A Simple Summary
Key Learning Points: The SBI feedback model is a structured approach to providing feedback. It says feedback providers should [...]
The Rhetorical Triangle: A Simple Introduction
Key Learning Points: The rhetorical triangle captures the three “appeals” used in persuasive communication: Logos, Ethos and Pathos (Logic, [...]
The Replication Crisis in Psychology – Holding Some Theories Lightly
Key Learning Points: The "Replication Crisis" in the world of psychology refers to the fact that many experiments that [...]
The Relationship Between Performance And Pressure
Key Learning Points: The relationship between performance and pressure follows a bell curve. It shows that individuals have an [...]
The Reframing Matrix Process: A Simple Way To Improve Creativity
Key Learning Points: The reframing matrix process is a cognitive process tool. It helps individuals and teams increase their [...]
The Pygmalion and Golem Effects: Expectation And Performance
Key Learning Points: The Pygmalion and Golem effects are two psychological phenomenon. They say that a leader's expectation of [...]
The PVI Model: Perception, Visibility and Influence
Key Learning Points: The PVI model states that the most important things to focus on when looking to progress [...]
The Power of Positive Thinking: A Simple Introduction
Key Learning Points: Positive thinking is the practice of focusing on the positive side of things and looking for [...]
The POSITIVE Coaching Model In The World of Work
Key Learning Points: The POSITIVE coaching model has eight stages: Purpose, Observations, Strategy and SMART goals, Insight, Team, Initiate, [...]