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Time was a connecting theme between two books I've read recently: one focused on simplicity; one on remote workplace culture. Both...

One of my best friends recently recommended a book she thought Aunt Kristen (my favourite identity) might be interested in: What are...

This is part of our series on biases in the workplace. A full list of bias blog posts can be found at the bottom of this blog or here: If...

Diversity and inclusion is an obligatory topic in leadership courses now. Sometimes it's the primary focus of a workshop. Sometimes it's...

I used to work with an asshole. You might be imagining something like this photo: a person loudly shouting, aggressively swearing, and...

We're emerging or have emerged from lockdown. Some people are championing working from home. Personally, I was at home in a crisis trying...

Thomas Paine, a 1700s political activist in the US, famously said, the pen is mightier than the sword. That’s because words change the...

Can helping help you? That's a question I posed in a webinar recently—thinking about how to make the most of helping at work. The short...

A few weeks back we decided to up our quiz game. Not content with simply ploughing through the Stuff quizzes, we decided that on Fridays...

Threats and rewards are a topic in many of our workshops—they are a way to understand what drives people to behave in particular ways....

I was working with a team this week and we ended up talking about humour and why it's a powerful ingredient for teams. Years ago I joined...

We assume if we present a logical argument, people will rationally think through their reaction and respond accordingly. But they don’t.

When we decided at The Training Practice to each choose a word for the year, I was concerned mine sounded negative. So why: detach? Two...

If you’re like me, you’ve spent a solid portion of today thinking and talking about the All Blacks v England semi-final tomorrow. And...

Friday 17 May 2019 was Pink Shirt Day. Pink Shirt Day invites people to wear pink shirts to show they want to stop bullying behaviour by...

Some models are too simplistic Over the years we’ve worked with several different feedback models, and never felt entirely comfortable...

“The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.” – Dorothy Parker. Well, we hope there isn’t a cure. Last month we...