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Read articles on how the latest insights from the world of neuroscience and behavioural science can make a difference to your organisation.
Is training neurodiverse people different from neurotypical people?
The short answer is yes. The longer answer starts with recognising that, of course, all people are different. One of our key messages for organisations is that neurodiversity isn't so dissimilar to all the other variations there are between humans. Together we want...
Growing a Social Brain
Are you born with social skills? Human beings are naturally social. To survive from a newborn, we have to rely on others. To have children, we have to form a relationship with a partner. To be successful at work, it usually pays to work as a team. And loneliness is...
How to Design Organisational Culture
Shaping organisational culture is a popular topic. And for good reason, the culture that we exist within influences how we perform and, therefore, the results an organisation can achieve. While most companies and leaders collectively explore what they think their...
Top 7 Things to Look for in Any Leadership Development Training Session
Over the years, we’ve both led and observed a fair share of leadership development training sessions in the UK and abroad. We’ve spoken to those who train, as well as those who are being trained, gathering feedback and seeing what works and what doesn’t. Based on this...
What Makes a Leadership Development Programme Great?
We’ve all been there. Sitting in a room listening to someone who, at first glance seemed to be just what the company needed. Someone who could talk your people through the ins and outs of how to become a great leader, guiding them through the skills they need and...
The Trend of Raising Mental Health Awareness
If we choose to look for some positives to take from the global pandemic, one contender is the trend of raising mental health awareness. A considerable number of people have found the last year tough. Children have been separated from their friends. They've had to...
Online Learning: Where Students can Virtually do Anything
Around the world, teaching professionals have to turn to virtual platforms to teach their students. While some online learning is seen as a poor substitute for in-person teaching, it doesn't have to be. Because when it comes to online learning, then a shift in mindset...
Curiosity. It’s the Gaps that Count.
In our busy world, we are continually bombarded with sights, sounds, and even smells that overwhelm our senses and stretch our brains. But while we are busy making sense of what’s there, have you ever stopped to think - to have curiosity - for the opposite? For what...
Understanding and Preventing Workplace Bullying
Workplace Bullying and Aggression In an age when organizations are striving to be transparent, open, and promote a culture of psychological safety, occurrences of workplace bullying and aggression are usually quickly dealt with so that the involved parties can find a...
What Does it Mean to be Mentally Fatigued?
Mental Fatigue and Engagement There is no denying that life is hard work for many of us at the moment. Excessive job demands, the need to juggle work, education and home life, and mental worries about what the future holds all can wear us out both mentally and...
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