Understanding Great Feedback
Helen Frewin2021-10-22T02:37:15-07:00And 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 [...]
Stand Out
Helen Frewin2021-08-24T11:42:47-07:00Why doesn't it work when we copy what another great leader does? In his new book Standout, Marcus Buckingham introduces how we can more effectively innovate and spread great ideas that [...]
Defining Leadership Potential
Helen Frewin2021-08-24T11:44:56-07:00A new kid on the potential block We’ve written a fair amount on defining potential over the years and this remains a critical challenge for businesses. How do we spot [...]
Dropping the Performance Ratings
Helen Frewin2021-08-24T05:02:27-07:00Why 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 [...]
Totem Talks Episode 13: Unconscious Bias
Helen Frewin2020-07-03T04:33:39-07:00What exactly is unconscious bias? Put simply, it’s the decisions that we make every day - on an unconscious basis - in relation to other people. Based on our gender, [...]
3 Conversations with Mark Smith
Helen Frewin2020-07-03T04:30:01-07:00“I told my wife I was thinking of having an affair.” In the first of Helen Frewin’s 3 Conversations interviews as part of her book-writing journey, Mark Smith is in [...]
Transactional Analysis
Helen Frewin2020-07-07T01:33:26-07:00Transactional Analysis is one of the cornerstones of modern psychology. It was developed by Eric Berne, and describes the infamous ‘parent adult child’ theory. In this podcast, Mark Smith & [...]
Neuroscience for Online Learning
Helen Frewin2020-05-29T07:17:22-07:00Neuroscience is the study of the brain... Or more technically the nervous system including the brain and spinal cord – so it’s like learning how people really work. In 2016 [...]
How to Encourage Learning
Helen Frewin2020-10-21T06:46:54-07:00Exploring Activities that Encourage Learning We've been having a lot of fun exploring the in's and out's of Learning Organisations recently, you can find a couple of additional resources by [...]