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The power of subtraction – Why less is more

I recently listened to a great conversation between Professor Gabrielle Adams and behavioural economist Katy Milkman about the power of subtraction. Subtraction is the act of removing something. More specifically in psychology, subtraction can refer to the act of intentionally removing something from our lives, such as a habit,…

Sasha D'Arcy • 8 March 2023

Motivation waning? How to take advantage of the ‘fresh start effect’

I don’t want to be the bearer of bad news, but the holiday season is officially over. Schools are back (no bad news there), the Christmas decorations have long been put away, and we’re doing our best to get back into a workday routine that doesn’t involve lounging around in…

Zoe Aitken • 12 February 2023

How to build a culture of feedback in your hybrid team

Feedback is rarely something that comes easy. Unfortunately, whether your team is working in the office or at home, giving constructive feedback is challenging and often avoided, and positive feedback is infrequent or ineffective. On top of this, observing your team’s performance – how they managed that tough…

Charlotte Rush • 25 January 2023

5 reasons why your ideas are completely missing the mark

It’s easy to launch mediocre ideas. And it’s even easier to launch terrible ideas. Yet how does this happen? How do we get to the point where we launch ideas that completely miss the mark with our customers? Here are five reasons that help explain why we might persist…

Zoe Aitken • 25 January 2023

Working with people who tend to be in the office at the same time as you is harming your performance. Here’s why.

Time and time again I hear, “It just feels better” to connect with people in person. There’s something that makes collaborating with a group of people in the same physical room more enjoyable (and I don’t think it’s the free fizzy water). But we all know that plenty of things…

Charlotte Rush • 9 November 2022

To office? Or not to office?

That was the next question on Hamlet’s lips. Here in Victoria, many of us are back at the office following a very tumultuous two years of making our kitchen tables the new conference room. Some organisations have mandated set days in the office, others have said come and go as…

Sasha D'Arcy • 9 November 2022

Your hybrid workshops might suck. Here’s how to fix them.

Ok ok, we get it. Hybrid-work is the way of the future. Most organisations have some version of a flexible work policy now. Some have even taken the plunge into 4-day work weeks and meeting-free days. What doesn’t seem to be improving though is the approach to running hybrid workshops. Those…

Evelina Bereni • 9 November 2022

When was the last time you had only one priority?

How to help your teams free up mental slack  and focus on what’s important at work   “…when ‘priority’ came into the English language in the 1400s, it was singular. What did it mean? The very first thing – before all other things. By definition, you cannot have more than…

Sasha D'Arcy • 9 November 2022

3 things you need to know about innovation (but probably don’t want to hear)

Innovation programs are often unsuccessful (Boom! Home truth number one straight off the bat, and it’s not even one of the top three). Even though the intent is there, many organisations have unrealistic expectations of what’s required to become truly innovation centric. Often, the initial impetus is driven by the…

Zoe Aitken • 9 November 2022