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Encouraging people to return to work. Biophilic office design.
Brad DesmondPositive Workplace Culture
After long periods of working from home, how can we use Biophilic Office Design to make it more attractive for employees to return to physical offices? As employees have adjusted to working from home traditional office spaces now have a lot to compete with. According to Australian data, the most popular reason for preferring working […]

Effective communication for leaders
Effective communication Listening for the purpose of understanding and being compassionately present with others are two skills that can elevate listening, communication, relationships, and performance. Effective communication lies at the centre of effective high performance teams, individuals and organisations . Ask successful leaders, they know that communication is a core power to connect with, influence […]
Recruitment secrets of Positive Leaders
Team building strategies matter, so does recruitment. How much easier would it be if you only recruited positive people in the first place? In the movie ‘The Untouchables’ the hero crime fighter, Elliot Ness (Kevin Costner), complains to his mentor (Sean Connery) about corruption in the police force and the tip-offs to criminals. In reply […]
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Effective communication for leaders
Effective communication Listening for the purpose of understanding and being compassionately present with others are two skills that can elevate listening, communication, relationships, and performance. Effective communication lies at the centre of effective high performance teams, individuals and organisations . Ask successful leaders, they know that communication is a core power to connect with, influence […]
Recruitment secrets of Positive Leaders
Team building strategies matter, so does recruitment. How much easier would it be if you only recruited positive people in the first place? In the movie ‘The Untouchables’ the hero crime fighter, Elliot Ness (Kevin Costner), complains to his mentor (Sean Connery) about corruption in the police force and the tip-offs to criminals. In reply […]
Mindfulness and Wellbeing at work
Brad DesmondPositive Workplace Culture
These days it seems psychologists and health professionals are always going on about mindfulness and wellbeing at work. Well, yes, we are and with good reason too. The wellbeing benefits of mindfulness meditation are well documented and justify making mindfulness programs a public health priority. But why should workplaces care about mindfulness? Beyond the health […]
Transformational Leadership.
Leadership…. Is one style better than another? The term “transformational leadership” was first coined by sociologist James Downton in 1973. The concept was then further developed by leadership experts, including Bernard Bass (1985) who explored the psychological mechanisms for transformative leadership. The easiest way to describe transformation leadership is to compare it with the opposite, that […]
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- Communication (1)
- Leadership (8)
- Positive Workplace Culture (3)
- Self-care (1)