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Cultivate your creativity

Jayne Montgomery — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 00:33:01 GMT

HR: Swimming Instructors Not Lifeguards

Aidan Stoate — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 00:56:19 GMT

Come gather 'round people, wherever you roam
And admit that the waters around you have grown
And accept it that soon, you'll be drenched to the bone
If your time to you is worth savin'
And you better start swimmin'
Or you'll sink like a stone
For the times they are a-changin'

Keeping the ‘Human’ in Human Resources

Aidan Stoate — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 01:24:59 GMT

“The system goes online on August 4th, 1997. Human decisions are removed from strategic defence. Skynet begins to learn at a geometric rate. It becomes self-aware at 2:14 am Eastern time, August 29th. In a panic, they try to pull the plug. Skynet fights back. It launches its missiles against the targets in Russia because Skynet knows that the Russian counterattack will eliminate its enemies over here.”

ˮ�� and Watercare Celebrate Double Diamond Success at 2024 LearnX Awards

bhogg@inspiregroup.co.nz (Ben Hogg) — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 02:11:34 GMT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - ˮ��, a global leader in learning and development solutions, and Watercare, New Zealand’s largest water services provider, are proud to announce their recent win of two Diamond Awards at the prestigious 2024 LearnX Awards.

Leadership Development Frameworks: Which one is the right fit for me?

Mitelene Enslin — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 03:52:13 GMT

Great leadership never goes out of style. One of my favourite memes recently has to be the 'when you order on Temu' images. In case you don’t know, Temu is an online fast fashion and a just-about-anything-you-can-imagine retailer based in China.

They’ve made waves with their ridiculously well-priced items. But, many shoppers have been fooled by their descriptions and pricing. And what they thought they bought, actually turned out to be way, WAY wrong. The wrong size, the wrong shape or colour. Just wrong. This has made for a hilarious bout of memes on popular social media sites like TikTok and Instagram.

Emotional Intelligence in Leadership: A Fresh Perspective

Emma Wilson — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 01:55:21 GMT

Emotional intelligence in leadership and emotionally intelligent leaders. There’s an abundance of articles online from various sources. So, instead of a blog written for leaders, from leaders, let’s look at it from another perspective.

First, a little background.

In the throes of blog research, I came across a 2003 Harvard Business Review article, Breakthrough Ideas for Tomorrow’s Business Agenda. The part that stood out was “In hard times, the soft stuff often goes away. But emotional intelligence, it turns out, isn’t so soft.”

This really resonated, but not before I had a flashback of my adult working life. I’m going to be honest, there are some ‘if only I had known that then’ moments.

So, I did what any geriatric millennial does – I put on the Top Hits of 2003 Spotify playlist (you’re welcome), had a desk groove and reflected: there are always going to be hard times. There was this global pandemic thing and now we have a cozzie livs crisis.

What would have helped me for the hard times in my working life? That’s when it came to me.

I really could have used fairy godmother in those early days to enlighten me on emotional intelligence. Not only to help me make sense of things but also how it makes for more productive team work and better relationships.

So, here I am. Your emotional intelligence fairy godmother. By the way – in my head I’m wearing pink and look FABULOUS!

The nitty gritty

For me, Daniel Goleman is the godfather of emotional intelligence. In his book Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ he outlines five components of emotional intelligence:

A leadership masterpiece: Why investing in the “how” of Leadership Development is important

Mitelene Enslin — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 23:58:22 GMT

It’s no secret that I’m a massive cooking and baking show fan. I’m one of the reasons that Netflix keeps making those types of shows, because I have watched them all and I’ll watch them all again.

Talent Management Amidst Constant Change

Aidan Stoate — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 04:25:23 GMT

Good talent management: find great people, grow them, keep them. Repeat.

This may sound like a simple recipe, but it’s one made with ingredients that can be expensive, hard to source, and rarely available in conventional supermarkets.

ˮ�� and Australia Post Win Silver and Bronze

bhogg@inspiregroup.co.nz (Ben Hogg) — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 23:10:10 GMT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - ˮ��, leaders in innovative learning and development solutions, and Australia Post have been awarded Silver and Bronze awards at the coveted Brandon Hall Group™ HCM Excellence Awards^® for excellence in the Best Use of Games and Simulations for Learning and Best Custom Content categories.

ˮ�� and NZ Customs Win Silver

bhogg@inspiregroup.co.nz (Ben Hogg) — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 22:44:05 GMT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - ˮ��, leaders in innovative learning and development solutions, and NZ Customs have been awarded two coveted Brandon Hall Group™ Silver awards for excellence in the Best Custom Content and Best Compliance Training categories.

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