Learning Quest is thrilled to support two of our wonderful clients Renee Duffy CFO Australian Community Media and Carla Webb-Sear CFO for Network 10, who have joined forces to raise funds for Hagar Australia. Connie Henson MD for Learning Quest will join Jo Pride CEO for Hager Australia, Rex Betar…
Our brains continue to develop throughout our lives and the environments we work and live in can either enhance or diminish development. One of the key elements of any environment and one we don’t typically think about is time. I came up with the phrase ‘time to be good’ a…
Employee engagement drives business results. But how do you engage employees in the current business climate, when managers are time poor and the pace of change is accelerating? Humans are highly social beings and our brains function best when we have a sense of connectedness. Likewise, when people are working…
Achieving results with and through other people is a hallmark of great leadership. Organisations and leaders with highly accountable teams are better positioned to overcome new challenges and accomplish sustainable business results. But how do you inspire team members to be accountable when you are time-poor, managing a diverse and…
Learning Quest has partnered with Credly to include digital credentials as a valuable addition to its development programs, and to enable its clients and course participants to effectively communicate verified learning and achievement outcomes in a secure, portable and shareable way. Learning Quest’s digital credentials, display achievement related to leadership,…
Most employees struggle with change, but leaders are in a position to significantly improve their team’s experience, foster resilience and subsequently enhance performance. Recent neuroscience research provides strategies that leaders can use to assist their employees to maintain optimal brain fitness in the midst of change. By building a higher…
Part 2: ‘Pay it forward’ growth and learning through empathy Challenges often cause personal disruption. Our research has shown that problems can be a catalyst to thrive. Through a series of applied studies, we are now able to define the conditions that are necessary for disruption to become a catalyst…
Part 1: Challenge + psychological safety + healthy relationships = self-awareness Any challenge or change creates a certain amount of disruption. But that does not mean the disruption itself cannot be helpful. Our two most recent studies have explored the ways people respond to unexpected challenges and challenges they chose….
Psychologists have known for some time that humans have a strong desire to be consistent (within our thinking/behaviour and with those we value). We are constantly comparing ourselves to others and are most comfortable with people who have similar views. What’s more, we also tend to move away from people…