Gen Z to Boomers: A Workplace Survival Guide

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Walk into any modern office and you’ll likely find a Baby Boomer deciphering Microsoft Teams, a Gen Z’er sending memes in the group chat, and a Millennial halfway through their third oat flat white of the day. Welcome to the multigenerational workplace — where five age groups collide, collaborate, and occasionally clash over the thermostat.  From Traditionalists (those who remember …

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Relationship Building: The Most In-Demand Skill for 2025 

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Relationship Building and people skills reign again for LinkedIn’s breakdown of the most in-demand skills of 2025. We know that high-quality relationships at all levels support increased job performance, but why? It’s the quintessential human element of understanding and authenticity that drives trust, purpose and connection. As AI continues to automate and dominate specific tasks, so too does the need …

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DISC: How to Create Intelligent Teams

Gracie DaviesAttitude, Communication

Using DISC to Develop Intelligent Teams In today’s dynamic workplace, team intelligence goes beyond individual IQs. Emotional intelligence, adaptability, and collaboration are the real markers of high-performing teams. One powerful tool organisations are using to cultivate these traits is the DISC personality model. What is DISC? DISC is a behavioural assessment tool that categorises personality traits into four main styles: …

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A Guide to Diverse Thinking: Solve Complex Problems Quickly

Gracie DaviesAttitude, Business, Leadership, Psychological Safety

We can all agree that putting political correctness above safety and the capacity to do one’s job is not acceptable. So when experts talk about diversity in the workplace, what exactly do they mean? Let me introduce you to collective intelligence and the role that diverse thinking has to play in it. Collective intelligence refers to shared group intelligence, meaning …

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Obstacles or Opportunities? The Theory of Challenge

Gracie DaviesAttitude, Communication, Leadership, Management, Organisational Culture

The theory of challenge refers to the idea that individuals or systems grow, adapt, and improve when faced with challenges or obstacles. This theory is often seen in psychology, education, business, and even evolutionary biology. Everyone is defensive to some degree when challenged. Exposure to different types of obstacles shapes new ways of thinking, preventing you from falling into a stale creativity …

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The 7 Deadly Sins of Training Delivery (and How to Fix Them)

Gracie DaviesAttitude, Business, Change Management

Everyone’s had a dull training experience, and the sceptics out there probably believe there’s a limit to its effectiveness in truly engaging individuals or teams. Of course, we know that to be total fiction. Great corporate training can be an exciting new experience that restructures the way every level of an organisation operates with other people, whether they’re customers, stakeholders, …

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Stress Testing is the New 2025 Corporate Training Trend

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If you have found this article, it is most likely that you have attended corporate training before. The kind where a trainer reads 87 slides of text while you practice the fine art of looking interested? Yeah, that’s one of the most common responses that we get from our clients and certainly one of our biggest pet peeves. Why? Because …

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Workplace Conflict? Here’s How to Deal with Difficult People

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In the intricate labyrinth of the workplace, encountering difficult individuals is almost inevitable. These are the colleagues or clients who, intentionally or not, add an extra layer of challenge to your professional life. But who exactly are these “difficult people”, what fuels their challenging behaviour and why are they causing conflict in your workplace?  Defining the ‘Difficult’   A “difficult person” …

How Experiential Learning Drives Skill Development and Employee Engagement

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Most our learning experiences throughout life from Primary to Higher Education will have been a passive one. Experiential Learning is an active learning experience that encourages individuals to be present psychologically as well as physically. This process is specific and designed to engage the individual as well as the team as a whole (if applicable). What is experiential learning? Experiential …

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The New Resilience: Thriving Through Change In Work And Life

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Resilience. It is the buzzword of the modern workplace, the trait that every job description and leadership seminar promote as essential. But what does it really mean to be resilient? And is it truly the magic ingredient for success in both our personal and professional lives? Let’s explore what resilience demands, how it benefits us, and why it might not …