Six Thinking Hats. Revisited.
Helen Frewin2026-01-29T09:19:40-07:00Ever feel like your meetings are just a polite (or not-so-polite) game of verbal tennis? One person suggests an idea, and immediately, someone else is there to lob a "Yes, [...]
Why It’s Time to Hire the How
Helen Frewin2026-01-08T11:10:26-07:00Focus on the ‘How,’ Not Just the ‘What’ Let’s be honest: when was the last time a job description actually captured what you do all day? Most JDs are dusty [...]
Neuroplasticity
Helen Frewin2025-12-03T03:48:40-07:00Easier to spell than you might think! Whilst this one’s not too difficult to say, it does involve a fair bit of science, so thinking caps on everyone! In summary, [...]
Amusing Ourselves to Death
Helen Frewin2025-07-30T08:18:13-07:00Amusing Ourselves to Death, a seminal work by Neil Postman. Postman's book (and his wider work in fact) is a thought provoking analysis: Amusing Ourselves to Death presents a challenging [...]
Understanding Great Feedback
Helen Frewin2025-04-23T03:46:41-07:00And no, great feedback doesn't come in a sandwich Most of us have heard the classic idea of the feedback sandwich: Wedging what you really need to say between [...]
Making ‘No Ratings’ Work
Helen Frewin2024-12-11T09:01:36-07:00How to make the transition to no more performance ratings - successfully. If you’re considering saying bye bye to the classic performance rating system, you are not alone. You can [...]
Dropping the Performance Ratings
Helen Frewin2024-11-07T04:49:04-07:00Why the world is falling out of love with the Annual Performance Review and its ratings. Ahh. The Annual Performance Review. We’ve all had one and all left one feeling [...]
Developing your Leadership Potential
Helen Frewin2025-07-30T08:16:01-07:00Influence, inspiration, and impact. Not everyone wants to be a leader and that's fair enough, but there will be times when even the leadership shy are thrust into the [...]
Working with the KFC Foundation
Helen Frewin2024-08-05T05:53:29-07:00Transferring Grassroots Skills to Business We launched the Totem Foundation in 2023 and one of the first opportunities to partner with a charity was with The KFC Foundation. What have [...]
