NZ Edition

Comparing Assessments? The Answers Lie in the Premise

If you are a Herrmann Certified Practitioner you have probably been asked about the similarities and differences between the HBDI® and other assessments, whether or not it can be used in conjunction with other tools and will it confuse people if you use an additional assessment? 

In this article we answer those questions, starting with a background on the different assessment premises, the similarities and differences between the assessments, and how you can respond to typical questions about the HBDI® in comparison to other assessments.

Download the full article PDF here.

Reboot your brain by taking a nap…at work!

Progressive companies like Google encourage employees to recharge their brains by sleeping at work. Why? Well, numerous studies have shown that sleep boosts memory and learning. But perhaps of greater significance to business is a report in the June 2009 Proceedings of the National Academy of Science which shows that REM sleep improves people’s ability for creative problem solving. 

Robert Stickgold, associate professor of psychiatry at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre in Boston and in the Division of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School, has found evidence that important memory processing occurs as you fall asleep. During this hypnologic phase of sleep, your brain tags memories of unresolved problems, essentially marking them for future processing.

He says: “Naps can help people separate the gist of new information from extraneous details. Catching some REM sleep makes people better at finding connections between weakly related words – a good indication that napping gets the creative juices flowing.”

In a recent New Zealand study, air traffic controllers scored much higher on alertness and performance tests if they had taken a 40 minute nap during the night shift.

As little as six minutes of sleep can make a difference to productivity. If you memorise a list of words then take a nap, you’ll remember more words than you would without sleeping first. 

In a knowledge-based economy such as ours, an astute mind is instrumental to success – so take a few minutes out of your busy day to sleep and encourage your employees to do the same!

Case Study: How a Regimen of Whole Brain® Thinking is Helping Healthcare Leaders Reach Breakthrough Results

Learn how leaders at one of the largest not-for-profit teaching health systems in the US are relying on Whole Brain® Thinking to harness the best thinking, the most productive collaborations and the active engagement of every employee to reach breakthrough results.

Download case study here.

Alliance partners add extra dimension to HINZ’s client offerings

Herrmann International New Zealand (HINZ) works closely with a number of alliance partners whose specialist knowledge and industry experience enables us to provide our clients with targeted application of Whole Brain® thinking.

Carel Redelinghuys of GtG consulting promotes transforming businesses from good to great – hence the acronym GtG. He developed our Whole Brain® Project Manager workshop and specialises in applying Whole Brain® thinking in a project environment. Carel is committed to helping teams and organisations increase their effectiveness in developing and implementing organisational strategies.

Carel explains why he is passionate about working with HBDI™: “HBDI™ is an excellent platform for establishing rapport and connecting with people. It offers an insight into human behaviour and explains why people make certain choices. Moreover, the information is accessible and easily digestible”

Of great interest to Carel is the brain and how it functions. In addition to being a Herrmann™ Certified Practitioner, Carel is a Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) practitioner and uses a combination of HBDI™ and NLP to increase a person’s effectiveness at work through personal coaching.

Carel has more than 15 years experience – both local and international – operating in senior management and executive leadership positions, in which he successfully delivered numerous projects including merger integration, corporate turnaround, restructuring, right sizing and cost optimisation exercises. 

With a Business Management degree from University Brunel (UK) and an MBA in Strategic Change and Project Management from Henley Management College in the UK, Carel has the qualifications to support his extensive work experience.

Carel’s innovative style and extensive knowledge of technology and organisational behaviour enable him to help companies enhance value creation.

Outside of work, Carel enjoys fishing and cooking – his obsession with food experimentation has lead to his wife banning him from buying any more cookbooks! As a big ‘yellow’, Carel uses his extensive cookbook collection for inspiration rather than following recipes.

Herrmann International New Zealand promotes Carel in all aspects of HBDI® from Fundamentals to Transformation.

Explore the amazing potential of your mind!

Michael Morgan presents a Whole Brain Thinking Workshop at ‘The Mind and Its Potential’ Conference in Sydney.

The average human being has over 60,000 thoughts a day. That’s the good news. The bad news is that 95% of those thoughts are the same as yesterday’s. Imagine being able to change your mind.

Science is only just beginning to understand the extraordinary capacity of the brain to change and develop. The implications for how we learn, work and care for one another are profound. Here is your opportunity to hear the world’s top scientists, psychologists and philosophers explain how to apply the new science of the brain in education, medicine, business and your life.

Join Michael Morgan, CEO Herrmann International in a fun packed, highly experiential workshop session which really will change the way you think.

Find out more about this truly unique workshop.

Whole Brain Couples - Webinar

Join us for a Webinar on November 18. We already have over 100 registrations! Don't miss your chance.

Why not join our Whole Brain Couples Webinar – 'Opposites attract, you then spend the rest of your life learning to live with it' and find out how you too can enjoy more harmonious relationships.

In this fun and interactive webinar Michael Morgan and Alec Gardner will explain:
-    The Whole Brain™ Model and how it applies to relationships
-    Why thinking plays such an important part in relationships
-    What to do when someone does think differently to you
-    What to do when they think the same way as you
-    How to spot the clues and work out how the other person thinks
-    How to get out of the emotional spiral and solve conflict even before it surfaces
 

Upcoming Events

Come on Back – Herrmann Certified Practitioners Professional Development Day

As part of Herrmann Certified Practitioners’ ongoing professional development, it is a requirement that you attend one Come on Back session every two years in order to maintain your certification. The purpose of these Come on Back days is to update Certified Practitioners on the latest Herrmann developments and maintain consistently high standards across our network. The December session will feature:

• Ann Herrmann giving a HBDI® feedback (DVD)
• HBDIinteractive™ as part of the Whole Brain Advantage
• TBOT – new modules and customised workshops
• Spark
• The new Herrmann® profile
• Herrmann International NZ direction for 2010
• Bob Clark presenting the latest findings in the study of Neuroscience

Upcoming Sessions: Tuesday 1st December 2009 and Tuesday 23rd February 2010
Time: 9.00am – 3.00pm
Venue: HINZ, 9 Huron St, Takapuna, Auckland
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Cost: $350 + gst

Whole Brain® Project Manager

Every job has an element of project management and this course is useful for both those in specific project roles as well as for roles such as sales and marketing and operations that have a high component of on-going projects and interaction with other business teams.
Date: Tuesday 2nd March 2010
Registration: http://www.herrmann.com.au/component/option,com_jcalpro/Itemid,27/extid,42/extmode,view/

Herrmann® Certification

The first Herrmann Certification workshop for 2010 will take place in April. Register your interest by emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  
Date: April 20th – 23rd 2010
Venue: HINZ, 9 Huron St, Takapuna, Auckland

HINZ Christmas hours

Please note that the HINZ office will close on December 23rd and re-open on January 11th. For any orders required by December 23rd please submit to us by December 9th.