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5 Ways Managers Can Support Neurosignature Diversity at Work
Friederike Fabritius, Harvard Business ReviewNeurosignatures are the unique properties that make up how our brains are wired. Each of us has four brain systems: the dopamine system, the serotonin system, the estrogen system, and the testosterone system. The amount of activity that takes place within each system varies from person-to-person.
adaptive leadership
executive education
What is your crisis quotient?
Adam BryantA new metric can help identify potential leaders who have what it takes to thrive in times of disruption...
crisis management
executive education
adaptive leadership
Adam Grant on the power of knowing what you don’t know
This Working Life Podcast, ABC, 11 January 2022In this episode of This Working Life, organisational psychologist and professor Adam Grant, from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, explores how to stay curious, find comfort in being wrong and create a "challenge circle" of people who actively challenge your beliefs. He also argues in today's rapidly changing work...
socio political environment
adaptive leadership
Psychological Safety in Theory and In Practice
Morra Aarons-Mele, Harvard Business ReviewWhat does psychological safety at work mean for people with anxiety and other mental health challenges?
leadership communications
adaptive leadership
executive education
Procter & Gamble sets the corporate standard with purpose-driven storytelling
Jordan Kelley, Forbes, 16 November 2021Today’s consumer base is the most discerning it’s ever been. A combination of unprecedented advertising exposure and a current events cycle loaded with unavoidable and difficult social, political, and environmental issues has led to a marketing and advertising landscape in which the issues of the day and brands are inextricably linked. Procter...
socio political environment
adaptive leadership
Who wants to be a company director? Top leaders give their tips
Anne Hyland, The Sydney Morning Herald, 25 September 2021It might seem like a prestigious job to be on the board of BHP, Rio Tinto or Commonwealth Bank, or any company in the ASX 200. But the pay is relatively modest, the hours formidable – if you do the job properly – and the risks enormous. Directors are typically the first to be blamed in courts, inquiries, and royal commissions when something...
adaptive leadership
measurement
What matters most? Five priorities for CEOs in the next normal
Homayoun Hatami & Liz Hilton Segel, McKinsey & Company, 08 September 2021Over the course of the pandemic, businesses have largely – and often successfully – adapted to new ways of working. They have embraced digitisation and reorganised their supply chains. All of this has been necessary, but it will not be enough. To prepare for the post-COVID-19 era, leaders need to do more than fine-tune their day-to-day tasks –...
adaptive leadership
governance
How to use music to focus, build teams, and avoid burnout in lockdown
This Working Life, ABC, 23 August 2021In this episode of This Working Life, psychologist and classical musician Greta Bradman explains how our brains respond to music and runs through research-backed ways we can use music to connect, help focus and manage stress. She also discusses how to effectively integrate music into your workflows and meetings to better…
adaptive leadership
socio political environment
Qantas mandates full COVID-19 vaccination for all its employees
Elias Visontay & Paul Karp, The Guardian, 18 August 2021Qantas will require all of its employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as debate about mandatory vaccination in Australian workplaces intensifies. By November 15, all frontline employees, including cabin crew, pilots, and airport workers, will need to be fully vaccinated. Remaining employees will have until March 31, 2022, to get...
socio political environment
adaptive leadership
Bonds Australia gives all employees COVID lockdown mental health day-off
Sarah Sharples, news.com.au, 16 August 2021Clothing company Bonds has been applauded on social media after announcing it was giving its employees a day off to support their mental health. In a post shared on Facebook, the company said its support and distribution centres would be closed for one day to give staff a well-earned rest, and to help those struggling with...
socio political environment
adaptive leadership