Culture Bites

We answer a letter from a listener who has just started a new role and is looking to get some early wins and momentum on culture. This episode is hosted by Human Synergistics Consultants Dominic Gourley and Fiona Hogarth. -------- Dear Culture Bites, I am starting a new role heading an organisation unit which is already going through change to reposition itself and it’s products. The systems and p...

With the Aged Care Commission, a lot of focus is on what's wrong. Instead we wanted to focus on what one organisation, Chorus, is doing right when it comes to creating a Constructive Culture. This Interview with Louise Forster has so many gold examples of what Chorus are doing to build and shape their culture. Whatever sector you're in - this is worth a listen. Learn more about Chorus: https://cho...

How do you go about culture change within a blue-collar environment? Dominic Gourley talks to Fiona Hogarth about her experience in blue-collar environments and what approach and understanding to have facilitating a culture change program within this industry. Join us at this year's Culture and Leadership Conference: Australia: www.human-synergistics.com.au/conference2019 New Zealand: www.hsnz.co....

As coaches we help to give a lot of feedback, but how do you go when the shoe is on the other foot and you’re the one receiving feedback? Dominic Gourley and Sam Mead give you tips on receiving feedback constructively. Join us at this year's Culture and Leadership Conference: Australia: www.human-synergistics.com.au/conference2019 New Zealand: www.hsnz.co.nz/conference Got a question you want us t...

Fiona Hogarth and Dominic Gourley talk to our New Zealand colleague Ged Campbell, about culture in high performance sports like rowing and how the governing sports body impacts its athletes. Join us at this year's Culture and Leadership Conference: Australia: www.human-synergistics.com.au/conference2019 New Zealand: www.hsnz.co.nz/conference Got a question you want us to answer on the podcast? Ema...

Given that our Annual Culture and Leadership Conference is just around this corner, we’ve brought back one of our 2018 speakers for this weeks Culture Bites Podcast; David Byrum and Dominic Gourley are joined in the studio by 2017 conference speaker Kate Evans and Gerard McMahon, one of the founders of SHAPE Group to discuss what does successful culture change look like and what change culture has...

A question we get asked is “How can I be constructive when I’ve got a really difficult manager?”. Sue Bigham and Dominic Gourley give you insights into staying constructive and dealing with the stress and difficulty of a defensive manager. Join us at this year's Culture and Leadership Conference: Australia: www.human-synergistics.com.au/conference2019 New Zealand: www.hsnz.co.nz/conference Got a q...

Everyone knows the famous saying by Peter Drucker that “culture eats strategy for breakfast”, but culture is the deliverer of that strategy – they need to work together, the culture needs to match your strategy and vice versa as that’s what’s going to deliver results. Human Synergistics Consultants Sam Mead and Dominic Gourley discuss this topic. Join us at this year's Culture and Leadership Confe...

How do you stay constructive during times of massive change? The Life Styles Inventory™ is about life, not just your work life and with Dominic Gourley expecting his first child, he talks to Sam Mead about dealing constructively with different situations of significant change in your life. Learn more about the Life Styles Inventory™ - https://www.human-synergistics.com.au/change-solutions/change-s...

Co-hosted with Kwame Slusher from the GRC Professional Podcast, we address the issue of what organisations are doing about culture change post the Banking Royal Commission and discuss “Risk Culture”. Learn more about GRC Professional: https://www.professional.org.au/ Join us at this year's Culture and Leadership Conference: Australia: www.human-synergistics.com.au/conference2019 New Zealand: www.h...

Organisations need to win in the marketplace - no doubt... but is a competitive style required to be a good sales person? What is the cost of 'winning at all costs' and is there a better way? Human Synergistics Consultants Sam Mead and Dominic Gourley talk about how sales people (and everyone sells something) can be more successful by adopting a Constructive approach instead. Join us at this year'...

As an Accredited Practitioner, you have access to a range of Development Pathway events to build your skills and confidence. Sue Bigham and Dominic Gourley talk this week about our event “GSI: Getting the most out of teams” which focuses on building facilitating and debriefing confidence of the GSI. Got a question or a topic for us? Email podcast@human-synergistics.com.au

Darren Levy and Dominic Gourley talk about innovation and change management, how important it is to connect the dots between idea generation and execution, and how you go about engaging people in a new idea. See the notes from this show and more about the ExperienceInnovation simulation here: Got a question or a topic for us? Email podcast@human-synergistics.com.au

It's not the change itself, it's how we're doing it. Most change projects fail and people are tired of it. Darren Levy shares tips on how to to implement change successfully. See the notes from this show and more about the ExperienceChange simulation here: Got a question or a topic for us? Email podcast@human-synergistics.com.au

We give tips on how to talk with your manager and colleagues about your LSI (or impact) results in a way that will help you grow and develop. This episode is hosted by Human Synergistics Consultants Sue Bigham and Dominic Gourley. If you have a question you want us to answer, email: podcast@human-synergistics.com.au

Sue Bigham and Dominic Gourley talk about how to approach a debrief where someone’s self-thinking and self talk (LSI 1) is high in the defensive styles, but people are seeing them as really constructive (LSI 2). Got a question/topic you want us to cover? Email podcast@human-synergistics.com.au For more information on the Lifestyles Inventory (LSI) visit: https://www.human-synergistics.com.au/chang...

If you're in a debrief and the LSI1 of how the person see themselves is very different than the LSI2 of how others see them - don't freak out... follow these tips instead. This episode is hosted by Sue Bigham and Dominic Gourley. Got a question/topic you want us to cover? Email podcast@human-synergistics.com.au For more information on the Lifestyles Inventory (LSI) visit:

What is there to debrief if they are already constructive? When people are new to debriefing, this moment can strike terror in their heart. What on earth do we talk about? Sue Bigham and Dominic Gourley talk about where you can go, what you can talk about, and how there is always room for growth. Blog for this podcast: https://www.human-synergistics.com.au/resources/content/2019/04/17/what-to-do-w...

Putting in time to build rapport at the start of a debrief can be invaluable later in bringing their data to life. Rather than jumping straight into the data, use some time upfront to understand what is going on for them at work and at home. This episode is hosted by Sue Bigham and Dominic Gourley. If you have a question you want us to answer on the podcast, email: podcast@human-synergistics.com.a...

If you're accredited in the Lifestyles Inventory (LSI), then you were accredited in the Group Styles Inventory (GSI) too. A lot of our practitioners in Australia don't always realise as they are often more focused on their own LSI. In this episode we give some tips and structure about what the GSI is, when to use it, and how to use it. See the notes from this episode here: https://www.human-synerg...

On this episode of Culture Bites we talk about how leaders impact the behaviour of those around them, how we measure it with our 'Impact' diagnostics, and how it differs from the Life Styles Inventory (LSI). This episode is hosted by Corinne Canter and Dominic Gourley. Show notes for this episode can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/y2ylyyvo Learn more about Leadership/Impact: https://tinyurl.co...

David Byrum and Dominic Gourley talk to Grant Brecht about the Sydney Roosters and how their culture played a vital role in their 2018 NRL Premiership win Check out the notes from this show here: https://www.human-synergistics.com.au/resources/content/2019/03/19/sydney-roosters-psychologist-grant-brecht-interview Got a question you want us to answer on the show? Email podcast@human-synergistics.co...

The Banking Royal Commission recommended working on culture and governance. We talk about how they can go about putting it into action. A write up of the key points of this episode can be found here: https://www.human-synergistics.com.au/resources/content/2019/03/11/banking-royal-commission---action-plan Got a question you want us to answer on the podcast? Email podcast@human-synergistics.com.au

We share some frameworks, language, tips and techniques to handle difficult conversations in a constructive way. Often, people want to ‘do Constructive’ but just don’t know how. These tips will help get you started and stop avoiding those difficult conversations. Check out the notes from this show here: https://www.human-synergistics.com.au/resources/content/2019/03/04/handling-tough-conversations...

We talk about the fundamental elements of building an effective team: Individual minds, personal relationships, values & Behaviour, Purpose, Structure, and Results. Notes and Takeaways from this show: https://www.human-synergistics.com.au/resources/content/2019/02/26/040---the-team-development-pyramid Have a question or topic for us to talk about? Email podcast@human-synergistics.com.au