Culture Insights Blog

Published on 24 Dec 2019

Christmas can be the most wonderful time of the year, but can also be really stressful. Liana Sangster and Dominic Gourley have a chat about different stresses that occur at Christmas and give you tips for being constructive, relaxed and happy this Christmas.

Published on 18 Dec 2019

As we head into peak period for goal setting our analytics team looked at what’s possible in terms of individual transformation. Looking at a cohort of 150 individuals who had completed two LSIs we found a group of 10% who had made a dramatic change in their thinking and behaviour. These individuals reaped the rewards in the form of increased satisfaction and personal effectiveness.

Published on 17 Dec 2019

Popular media has recently highlighted Imposter Syndrome, which is a psychological pattern in which an individual doubts their accomplishments and has a persistent internalized fear of being exposed as a "fraud". Dominic Gourley and Liana Sangster talk about Imposter Syndrome and how it can relate to the LSI, in this episode of Culture Bites.

Published on 10 Dec 2019

In this episode of Culture Bites, David Byrum and Dominic Gourley talk to Lyn Goodear, CEO and Managing Director of the Australian HR Institute (AHRI) about her unique perspective and view on the role of culture within organisations.

Published on 04 Dec 2019

When trying to position an LSI or Coaching Program to get the buy in from clients, what are some of the road blocks you might face? And how do you go about setting up a successful program? In this episode of Culture Bites, Dominic Gourley and Liana Sangster discuss some of the pit falls and how to overcome these. 

Published on 28 Nov 2019

A thought provoking piece written by our Chairman, Shaun McCarthy, looking at the low rate of Australian CEOs being promoted from within. He poses the questions - are our companies experiencing such need for change or experiencing such tough trading conditions that they require external hires? Or are they simply not good enough at internal succession planning and leadership development at the top end of the organisation?

Published on 20 Nov 2019

As we reach the end of the year and people start to think about their plans for 2020 our Analytics team have analysed the link between culture and employee retention. They found individuals experiencing a defensive culture were 3x more likely to leave their current organisation, how much could your culture cost you in the new year?

Published on 20 Nov 2019

Stress is all around us – to not experience stress is to not live life. So how do you keep yourself calm and avoid boiling point when you’re in the midst of these stressful situations? Shaun McCarthy shares 9 tips to avoid boiling point.

Published on 19 Nov 2019

We share some tips and tricks for what makes for a good LSI coach and debrief, in this Culture Bites episode with Dominic Gourley, Sam Mead and Jessica Kieft.

Published on 12 Nov 2019

We’ve been seeing culture a lot in the newspapers lately, with each scandal that pops up everyone is pointing to culture, but is it a new thing? Or why is culture suddenly in the headlines? Dominic Gourley and Corinne Canter discuss why it’s suddenly a hot topic.