Culture Bites

Flexible working is one thing... but how do I lead when the entire team is remote? Effective leadership is still effective leadership - whether in people or remote - what might change is the 'How'. In this episode Corrine Canter and Dominic Gourley talk about fundamental principles of leadership and how they should be translated to a remote setting ------------- 2020 Culture and Leadership Conference: We've gone virtual this year, short presentations and interviews on August 25-27. This is a complimentary event. Register your attendance here: https://www.human-synergistics.com.au/Conference/home

Leaders are always under the spotlight! In this weeks Culture Bites Podcast, our General Manager David Byrum chats to Dominic Gourley about advice to new managers and leaders – someone that has moved into a new role as either an internal or external hire or taken over a new team.

A lot of changes have happened to the way we are working and every day we are getting closer to getting back to normal, or what the new normal will be. How should leaders lead after this change and what are some of the thing’s leaders should be doing or thinking, as we move towards a normal business state.

In this week’s episode of Culture Bites, our General Manager David Byrum and Dominic Gourley bring back a special guest from a previous episode - Gerard McMahon one of the founders of SHAPE, to talk about what impact Gerard has seen within the business since the COVID-19 crisis and how SHAPE has been responding to the situation.

In a crisis or situation like this changing world, it can be testing to the culture and leadership of an organisation. How does a crisis impact an organisations culture? What can we be doing as leader’s and organisations to respond to situations like this? How should you maintain your organisations culture or even improve it during these times? And how might you even be able to leverage the current situation?

In last week’s Culture Bites podcast episode, Corinne Canter and Dominic Gourley discussed expanded Life Styles Inventory™ (LSI) profiles. This episode delves into explaining the characteristics and some of the questions to explore an individual who has a constricted profile.

In this week’s Culture Bites episode, Corinne Canter and Dominic Gourley answer a question from a listener; “I recently debriefed a leader with an expanded Life Styles Inventory™ profile. Can you explain the characteristics and some of the questions to explore an expanded profile with the individual?” Got a topic you want us to cover on the podcast? Email podcast@human-synergistics.com.au

What is the LSI? How will it help me be more effective? How does it work? If you're about to do the LSI for the first time, listen to this to hear what it is all about. Got a topic you want us to cover on the podcast? Email podcast@human-synergistics.com.au

In this changing world, Dominic Gourley chats to our Head of Consulting Corinne Canter about what has changed for us, our Accredited Practitioner community and clients; finding new ways to do old things and how we are supporting you.

Needing to be right goes wrong. You may have come across them in your working life: people who believe they know what’s right, what’s wrong and cross the divide with no thought of a ‘but what if?’. Liana Sangster talks with Dominic Gourley in this episode of Culture Bites, to discuss the competitive and perfectionistic thinking behind this behaviour and how people can become blocked with a win/lose mentality. Read Liana's blog here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-needing-right-goes-wrong-liana-sangster/

Do you feel like you’re too busy and have too many priorities? This is a common feeling amongst Individuals, Teams and Organisations. Consultants Dominic Gourley and Liana Sangster give you tips on prioritising better and what you can do as at an individual, team or organisation level to stop burn out. Got a question you want us to answer? email podcast@human-synergistics.com.au

In this week’s Culture Bites Podcast, Chairman Shaun McCarthy and Head of Consulting Corinne Canter answer a question from a listener around the Life Styles Inventory™ items. These questions keep coming up during debriefs, so what do some of them mean and how should people interpret them.

In a challenging time of heightened anxiety, fears, and isolation - it's important we all take time to keep ourselves mentally healthy. Oliver Brecht, Managing Director of Veretis, joins us on the podcast to share his tips about maintaining your own mental health as well as how to spot if others are having issues. Check out the Veretis website here: https://veretis.com.au/ And subscribe to their Pysch Up! Podcast: https://veretis.com.au/podcasts/ At Human Synergistics, we are putting on a lot of Professional Development events for our Accredited Community - join in on the events we have on offer: https://www.human-synergistics.com.au/training/professional-development-calendar If you have a question or topic you'd like us to cover on the podcast, email podcast@human-synergistics.com.au

In the changing world organisations still need to function, leadership roles really kick in and people need to behave constructively despite what’s going on around them. In the midst of COVID-19, we bring you a special episode of Culture Bites with our Chairman Shaun McCarthy, Head of Consulting Corinne Canter and host Dominic Gourley as they talk about what Human Synergistics are doing, how we are supporting you and our clients, and what everyone can do for their our mental health in this changing world. Got a question you want us to answer? email podcast@human-synergistics.com.au

Debriefing a leader can be tough at the best of times, especially if you are an internal Accredited Practitioner and having to debrief your own leader's in the business. But how do you deal with a leader's debrief when the LSI 2 profile is high in the defensive styles? Dominic Gourley and Liana Sangster discuss in this episode of Culture Bites and give you advice for any concerns you may be having. Got a question you want us to answer? email podcast@human-synergistics.com.au

Bargaining is a common stage you can come across when debriefing someone, as people may try to justify the data they’ve just been given as part of their Life Styles Inventory™ 1 or 2 report. It’s helpful to be able to identify this stage in a debrief and equip yourself with skills to navigate these conversations. Dominic Gourley and Liana Sangster give you tips and tricks to help you work through the bargaining stage of a debrief. Got a question you want us to answer? email podcast@human-synergistics.com.au

The teenage years can be characterised by egocentricity, boredom and a seemingly weird combination of revolution and conformity. Shaun McCarthy follows up from his podcast episode “Childhood Origins” to discuss how family systems play out through the LSI styles while going through the more challenging years of raising teenage children. Got a question you want us to answer? email podcast@human-synergistics.com.au

All organisations have values and while they may look good when in writing or are promised, they’re no use at all if there’s no organisational culture to support them. So are values valuable?! Are they useful and where is the cross over with culture? Dominic Gourley and Liana Sangster discuss in this episode of Culture Bites. Got a question you want us to answer? email podcast@human-synergistics.com.au

S+T=R (Situation + Thinking = Response) is a concept we introduce during accreditation and when we talk about the Life Styles Inventory™ (LSI), but what does it mean and how does it relate to the LSI? Dominic Gourley and Head of Consulting Corinne Canter explain the concept and share a useful resource for working with your own LSI feedback. Got a question you want us to answer? email podcast@human-synergistics.com.au

In this episode of Culture Bites, we answer a listener’s question about dealing with subcultures - multiple organisation sites and units, diverse roles and people identifying with their team but not with the wider organisation. Got a question you want us to answer? email podcast@human-synergistics.com.au