Australian Edition—March, 2008
Wikipedia has some interesting things to say about the "Rat". For example:
Rat people include Cameron Diaz, Gwyneth Paltrow, Olivia Newton-John, Stevie Nicks and Toni Collette.
What colour is the Rat? A little green perhaps?
Imagine being responsible for that!
I make a lot of decisions each and every day. None of them, thank goodness, are of that order. But most of them still involve risk.
I remember the first time I invested in developing a software program. It was a 'learning experience'. That is another way of saying it was an expensive disaster. Not $551 million but it was still a lot of money.
The second time I was much more careful and I managed the risk all the way.
Our new program, Whole Brain Risk Management, could help your clients avoid expensive mistakes. Based on the Australian/New Zealand Risk Standards, it helps develop an appropriate risk management culture.
Click here if you want to learn how to manage risk in a whole brained way.
This is what Ned Herrmann used to say when explaining the Adjective Pairs.
After using the HBDI® for over 20 years I think I finally understand what he meant.
I used to say that the Adjective Pairs explain what happens to you 'under stress'. That is not quite right. They are more about what happens to you 'under pressure'. And by 'under pressure', I mean when you are faced with a situation that matters to you and where you have to make a difficult choice or decision.
For example, changing jobs, moving house or moving countries can all be 'pressure' situations that matter. The adjective pairs help you understand how your preferences might or might not change in such a situation.
You can be highly stressed and the situation does not matter so much. In this case your profile probably does not change at all.
So, next time you are explaining the Adjective Pairs, try using "When push comes to shove".
India’s IT playground Bangalore, is the Capital of the Southern state of Karnataka. Being one of Asia’s fastest growing cosmopolitan cities, Bangalore is home to some of the leading Info-Tech industries in India. The city is globally acclaimed for supporting India’s premier scientific & research establishments. IT gurus by day, the people of Bangalore are party animals by night.
Bangalore is now also the ‘Certification City’, hosting the first Indian HBDI® Certification workshop. With people coming from IBM, WIPRO and other IT companies in the region, the workshop marks the beginning of a ‘whole brained India’.
As more and more people from India complete the HBDI® on-line, it will be interesting to see the spread of profiles.
The first 4 day integrated HBDI® Certification Workshop comprising Level 1 & Level 2 Certification was held last week with great success and overwhelming endorsement for the new 4 day format. For more information and how to book please visit http://www.herrmann.com.au/certification/
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One thing we have discovered in the last 10 years is how organisation's successfully adopt Whole Brain Thinking. They go through 4 stages, from building awareness to transforming the organisation.
To find out more about the 4 stages, go to http://www.herrmann.com.au/stages/
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