The world isn’t going to slow down. It’s up to us to decide how we adapt how we stay human, grounded, and connected, while still working and living in the most effective way possible. In this newsletter, we’ll explore five key elements that drive high-performing teams, along with practical tips you can start applying right […]
Category Archives: Team Development
You come across a people development program that boasts of 2063% ROI. What doubts would creep in your mind? My cool blue energy (cautious, precise, questioning) would be brimming with pointed questions: How credible is their calculation process? How did they calculate the monetary benefits? How was the data collected? What interventions were used? How […]
I’ll be honest with you, until late 2023, I hadn’t even heard of Insights Discovery and just 6 months after that, we’d decided to become the first Insights partner (polite for ‘distributor’) in Thailand. That’s how far it influenced me and my partner. I’m going to try to be as objective as possible in this […]
Personal Development, Team Development
How to Improve Team Performance Through Personality Type Understanding
Imagine walking into a meeting where everyone just… gets each other. No awkward misunderstandings, no frustrated sighs, no silent tensions bubbling beneath the surface. Sounds like a workplace fairy tale, right? But what if I told you this isn’t just a dream? It’s possible, and it starts with something surprisingly simple: truly understanding […]
New Generation, New Culture, New Working Style When we met with a regional director of a global company recently to discuss the expectations for a workshop, their words struck a chord. With a thoughtful smile, they said, “We just want them to learn about themselves and who they are.” This simple yet profound statement captures […]
Team Development
How Personality Insights Can Bridge Workplace Conflicts and Drive Leadership Success
A Case of Miscommunication in Remote Leadership A bright, young project manager, eager to make a difference, joins a virtual meeting with key leaders from marketing, communications, people development, and customer relations. Confident in her ideas, she boldly proposes innovative solutions to move the project forward and outpace the competition. Leaving the meeting, she feels […]
We were in an online meeting with our training partner, who was 20 minutes late because he was stuck on another call with an important client. When he finally joined, he apologised sincerely. I asked if he wanted to take a 5-minute break and grab some water before we started, but he said he […]
The A, B, C of Influencing Someone at Work A question that often pops up in our EQ workshops is, “Isn’t it manipulative to get someone to do what we want?” Well, think about it this way, would you say the same about interviewing, negotiating, or even dating? Dr. Nashater Deu Solheim, a forensic psychologist […]
Learn to be the leader people love. Elevate your skills with these three simple, practical and powerful ways to inspire and motivate your team.
We were seated in a roodtop bar (48th floor) on Sukhumvit road when this happened. We were five of us; an entrepreneur, an HR manager, a front-line service manager at a 4-star hotel,