Culture Bites
Episodes
150 - How to Support Middle Managers
21 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The 'meat in the sandwich', the 'frozen middle'. Being a middle manager can be one of the trickiest positions in any organisation. Often development...
149 - Remote LSI Debriefing II
07 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Remote Debriefs are EVEN BETTER than face to face for some things... After hundreds of debriefs during the pandemic - we revisit the topic Corinne an...
148 - How The LSI Is Different From Personality Or Preference
23 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The LSI measures adapted thinking and behaviour. It's an invitation to grow, learn, and develop.
147 - Competitive Style (LSI)
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What is it? How does it show up? How might it help or hinder our effectiveness? What can we do about it? Ian Crothers and Dominic Gourley discuss the...
146 - Avoidance Style (LSI)
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What is it? How does it show up? What can someone with this style do about it? Ian Crothers and Dominic Gourley discuss the Avoidance style in the H...
145 - Dependent Style (LSI)
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How does it show up? What's the impact? If it is in my LSI, what are some things I should think about doing?
144 - Staying Constructive In A Defensive Environment
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If you find yourself in a defensive environment, listen to these tips on how to stay Constructive
143 - Being Aware Of Yourself When Coaching Others
11 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What's going on in our own thoughts and behaviours when we coach others? Is our advice monster flaring up? Do we feel like we need to make things 'ok'...
142 - Debriefing The LSI Breakout Profiles
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tips and tricks for debriefing the LSI profiles which are broken out by Manager, Peers, Directs, and others
141 - Awareness Acceptance Action - Bridge the Know-Do Gap
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
To close the knowing-doing gap we need to have a felt need to act. Unless we truly accept our situation and feedback we aren't really ready to make ch...
140 - Dealing With Push Back In An LSI Debrief
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"It was just a point in time", "I'm not like that", "I don't connect with feedback", "Most of the time I read as 'Always'", "0/1/2 isn't enough option...
139 - Conventional Style (LSI)
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Conventional style reflects a preoccupation with conforming and "blending in" to avoid calling attention to one's self. People high in this style ...
138 - Creating Effective Teams
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Teams working with synergy will often achieve more as a group than would be possible on their own, but not all teams work. We share the models that ...
137 - Approval Style (LSI)
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Approval style reflects a need to be accepted and a tendency to tie one's self-worth to being liked by others. People high in this style try very ...
136 - Circumplex 101
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Need short sharp descriptions for each of the Circumplex Styles? Culture Bites Podcast host Dominic Gourley and fellow consultant Ian Crothers have yo...
135 - All Your Commonly Asked Questions Answered!
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Should you prepare for debriefing the LSI? How do you best use the Satisfaction Items? And what are bow ties? If you’ve recently completed your Lif...
134 - Why Culture Is Important To An Organisations Performance
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When we think about culture we think it’s usually run by the People and Culture team, but an organisations culture can either build momentum and per...
133 - Can you build a culture for X,Y and Z?
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Culture can sometimes feel intangible or like an abstract idea, and people may use “building a culture for … (safety, risk, innovation or diversit...
132 - 5 Things Leaders can do to build a Constructive Culture
15 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As we know culture and leadership are tied at the hip; and with leaders having a lot on their plate already, how can you give them some simple guidanc...
131 - How We Measure Culture with OCI OEI
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Practical and pragmatic guide to how we measure culture using the OCI and OEI diagnostics. Listen to this if you're thinking about measuring culture a...
130 - Is an Isolated Approach to Leadership Development Effective?
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
One question that we get often is how to increase the effectiveness of leaders. Organisations are usually working on developing the effectiveness of...
129 - Do you have culture confusion?
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have culture confusion? There’s still a lot of confusion when it comes to culture, like what is it and can you actually measure it? In this ...
128 - Power Style (LSI)
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing to explore the Aggressive/Defensive cluster, this week Dominic Gourley and Head of Consulting Corinne Canter discuss the Power Style. Thi...
127 - Oppositional Style (LSI)
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Though people high in the Oppositional style may ask the tough questions that can lead to better ideas, they may also use criticism to gain attention ...
126 - How to give challenging feedback to a CEO
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Finding a balance between giving feedback but not alienating people can be tricky, even more so when it’s the CEO and you are wanting to share resul...
125 - RISE Moving to Blue
11 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How we think about ourselves, the world, people and the events around us, has a profound impact on our ability to be effective in the choices we make ...
124 - Pros and Cons for Centralising culture
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the Culture Bites Podcast, Head of Consulting Corinne Canter and Dominic Gourley answer a question from a listener; about the pros and co...
123 - Setting up a program for success
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve found some groups are more challenging to work with – whether they’re a leadership group or not quite on board with a program; Dominic...
122 - Tips for Culture Change
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
At our Virtual Culture and Leadership Conference this year, we shared a range of client culture stories and one thing the audience wanted more of was ...
121 - Tips To Handle Previous Experiences Of The Tools
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Head of Consulting Corinne Canter and Dominic Gourley answer a letter from a listener in this week’s Culture Bites Podcast Episode. “I’ve been a...
120 - Effectiveness and the Circumplex
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We often talk about the Circumplex, and how we use it measure thinking and behaviour – It isn’t about good, bad, right or wrong; but it is about e...
119 - What are the Impact (L/I & M/I) diagnostics?
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Leaders and managers have a significant impact on those around them and on the culture and performance of their organisation. Their development is cri...
118 - Tips On Moving People From Awareness to Acceptance
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In last week’s episode of Culture Bites, Dominic Gourley and Liana Sangster touched on the Triple A Model – Awareness, Acceptance, Action; and how...
117 - Key elements to approaching an LSI debrief
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone will have their own approach to a debriefing the Life Styles Inventory™ (LSI), but there are some key elements you should discuss prior to ...
116 - It's Ok Not To Be Ok - Spotlight On Men's Mental Health
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mental health is a big topic right now, with lots of articles in the media and the current situation taking a toll on people’s mental health potenti...
115 - How to build trust in your organisation
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Culture Bites, Corinne Canter and Dominic Gourley answer a letter from a listener. “Our organisation has a very passive/defensive cul...
114 - The Future of Work has Arrived
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
At our Culture and Leadership Conference this year, one of the topics we covered was the Future of Work, which started a lot of conversations and thou...
113 - The Advice Trap, with Michael Bungay Stanier
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Bungay Stanier talks about his new book: 'The Advice Trap - Be Humble, Stay Curious, & Change the Way You Lead Forever' Michael is the founde...
112 - Phocas, with Myles Glashier and Karen Hailwood
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
At the heart of Phocas is a commitment to their values - to make life ‘fun, fulfilling and forever’ for Phocas customers, employees and investors....
111 - Sandoz, Guy Strong and Clarette Crame
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Following on for their presentation at this year’s Virtual Asia-Pacific Conference, we take a deep dive into Sandoz’s culture transformation with ...
110 - Can You Copy Culture?
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Can you copy culture? With culture being the competitive advantage, Dominic Gourley asks our Managing Director David Byrum “Can you copy Culture? ...
109 - How To Measure The Success Of Culture Change
18 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How do you measure the success of a culture change or leadership development program? David Byrum and Dominic Gourley discuss how you can prove the v...
108 - Growing Affiliative (LSI)
11 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Corinne Canter and Dominic Gourley have been doing a series over the past few weeks on growing the Constructive styles, focusing on the styles through...
107 - Growing Humanistic-Encouraging (LSI)
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Following on from past episodes about the Constructive Styles, Corinne Canter and Dominic Gourley talk this week about Humanistic Encouraging – How ...
106 - Growing Achievement (LSI)
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Following on from past episodes about the Self-Actualising and Perfectonistic Style, Corinne Canter and Dominic Gourley talk this week about the Achie...
105 - Remote Leadership
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Flexible working is one thing... but how do I lead when the entire team is remote? Effective leadership is still effective leadership - whether in peo...
104 - Advice for new Managers / Leaders
16 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Leaders are always under the spotlight! In this weeks Culture Bites Podcast, our General Manager David Byrum chats to Dominic Gourley about advice t...
103 - Leading After Covid - What's Next
01 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A lot of changes have happened to the way we are working and every day we are getting closer to getting back to normal, or what the new normal will be...
102 - With Gerard McMahon, SHAPE
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode of Culture Bites, our General Manager David Byrum and Dominic Gourley bring back a special guest from a previous episode - Ge...
101 - How Does A Crisis Impact Your Organisations Culture
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In a crisis or situation like this changing world, it can be testing to the culture and leadership of an organisation. How does a crisis impact an or...
100 - Debriefing a Constricted LSI Profile
09 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In last week’s Culture Bites podcast episode, Corinne Canter and Dominic Gourley discussed expanded Life Styles Inventory™ (LSI) profiles. This ep...
099 - Debriefing an Expanded LSI Profile
02 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s Culture Bites episode, Corinne Canter and Dominic Gourley answer a question from a listener; “I recently debriefed a leader with an...
098 - Introduction To The Life Styles Inventory (LSI)
27 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What is the LSI? How will it help me be more effective? How does it work? If you're about to do the LSI for the first time, listen to this to hear w...
097 - How We Are Supporting You
19 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this changing world, Dominic Gourley chats to our Head of Consulting Corinne Canter about what has changed for us, our Accredited Practitioner comm...
096 - How Needing To Be Right Goes Wrong
29 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Needing to be right goes wrong. You may have come across them in your working life: people who believe they know what’s right, what’s wrong and ...
095 - How to stop burn out
14 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do you feel like you’re too busy and have too many priorities? This is a common feeling amongst Individuals, Teams and Organisations. Consultants D...
094 - LSI™ Items which are most commonly questioned
08 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s Culture Bites Podcast, Chairman Shaun McCarthy and Head of Consulting Corinne Canter answer a question from a listener around the Lif...
093 - Mental Health And Covid-19 With Oliver Brecht
30 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In a challenging time of heightened anxiety, fears, and isolation - it's important we all take time to keep ourselves mentally healthy. Oliver Brecht...
092 - COVID-19 Special Edition Episode
23 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the changing world organisations still need to function, leadership roles really kick in and people need to behave constructively despite what’s ...
091 - How To Debrief A Leader With A Defensive LSI 2
16 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Debriefing a leader can be tough at the best of times, especially if you are an internal Accredited Practitioner and having to debrief your own leader...
090 - Dealing With Bargaining In A Debrief
09 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bargaining is a common stage you can come across when debriefing someone, as people may try to justify the data they’ve just been given as part of t...
089 - LSI And The Family System
02 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The teenage years can be characterised by egocentricity, boredom and a seemingly weird combination of revolution and conformity. Shaun McCarthy follow...
088 - Values And Culture - Are Yours Working Together
24 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
All organisations have values and while they may look good when in writing or are promised, they’re no use at all if there’s no organisational cul...
087 - Situation + Thinking = Response
17 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
S+T=R (Situation + Thinking = Response) is a concept we introduce during accreditation and when we talk about the Life Styles Inventory™ (LSI), but ...
086 - Dealing With Subcultures
11 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Culture Bites, we answer a listener’s question about dealing with subcultures - multiple organisation sites and units, diverse ro...
085 - Remote Debriefing And Coaching
03 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As people are wanting to travel less and use technology more, Head of Consulting Corinne Canter discusses with Dominic Gourley about when to use remot...
084 - History Of The Circumplex
27 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you agree with the adage that 'a picture's worth a thousand words', you'll understand the beauty of the Circumplex. Dominic Gourley and Australia/N...
083 - Lyn Goodear - Now is HR's Opportunity To Step Forward
20 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In recent years there have been culture shocks and shame... the question is: will we do something about it or will it be more of the same? Lyn Goodea...
082 - Perfectionistic Style (LSI)
13 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Following on from one of our past episodes about the Self-Actualising style, we’ve had some requests to delve into the Perfectinistic Style. Head of...
081 - How To Mend Fences After Conflict With A Colleague
07 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Often we can want to mend strained relationships with a colleague but we don't know where to start or how to go about it. Liana Sangster and Dominic G...
032 - Blue Year's Resolutions [Rebroadcast]
30 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A rebroadcast of a Classic: What does a good resolution looks like and how to stick to it? Liana Sangster and Dominic Gourley discuss 'Blue' Year's Re...
031 - Staying Constructive This Christmas [Rebroadcast]
23 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A rebroadcast of a Christmas Classic: Liana Sangster and Dominic Gourley give advice on how to stay Constructive during the potentially stressful Chri...
080 - Imposter Syndrome And The LSI
16 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Popular media has recently highlighted Imposter syndrome, which is a psychological pattern in which an individual doubts their accomplishments and has...
079 - Lyn Goodear, CEO And Managing Director Of AHRI
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Culture Bites, David Byrum and Dominic Gourley talk to Lyn Goodear, CEO and Managing Director of the Australian HR Institute (AHRI)...
078 - How To Position an LSI Or Coaching Program
03 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When trying to position an LSI or Coaching Program to get the buy in from clients, what are some of the road blocks you might face? And how do you go ...
077 - What Makes a Good Coach - Tips and Tricks
18 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We share some tips and tricks for what makes for a good LSI coach and debrief, in this Culture Bites episode with Dominic Gourley, Sam Mead and Jessic...
076 - Culture; Another Day, Another Scandal
11 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve been seeing culture a lot in the newspapers lately, with each scandal that pops up everyone is pointing to culture, but is it a new thing? Or ...
075 - Catching Waves - Culture & Leadership Conference 2019
04 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Culture Bites, we share Rob Phipps and Corinne Canter’s conference argument, that organisations need a fresh and more sustainable...
074 - Getting Culture Right, Shaun McCarthy - Culture & Leadership Conference 2019
28 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Can you easily describe your organisations culture? Do you know how it helps or hinders your efforts to achieve excellence? This is not just an academ...
073 - Frasers Property, Ranna Alkadamani - Culture & Leadership Conference 2019
23 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Frasers Property Australia have transformed their company culture from one that was often defensive, oppositional and competitive to one that is consi...
072 - IBM's David La Rose - Culture & Leadership Conference 2019
15 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
IBM is one of the world’s most iconic brands. For over a 100 years it has been at the forefront of technological progress bringing world-changing id...
071 - Events We Put On To Help You Sharpen The Saw
08 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When you're an Accredited Practitioner with Human Synergistics you get access to all sorts of continued professional development events. Jess Kieft ...
070 - Pat McCafferty, MD, Yarra Valley Water
01 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Turning food waste into electricity to power the waste water recycling plant, aiming to be completely powered by renewables by 2025, supporting vulner...
069 - Growing Self-Actualising (LSI)
23 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Most of the Constructive Styles are fairly easy to explain, but there’s one that is that more difficult to explain; Self-Actualising. Dominic Gourle...
068 - Catching Waves - Getting Culture Right
17 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Like the ocean, culture isn’t something you control, it is something that you need to learn how to read and regularly care for to be kept clean, hea...
067 - Getting The Most Out Of Your Consulting Engagement
10 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A Consultant might deliver a great workshop or coaching program, but if the organisation wants to get the most out of it, it needs to be supported fro...
065 - The Leader's Shadow With Gerard McMahon
03 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Leaders cast a very long shadow. People pick up how they are supposed to behave from what leaders do. In this episode we talk to Gerard McMahon from S...
064 - I'm New, how Can I Get Momentum On Culture?
27 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We answer a letter from a listener who has just started a new role and is looking to get some early wins and momentum on culture. This episode is host...
063 - Chorus With Louise Forster - Culture in Aged Care
20 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
With the Aged Care Commission, a lot of focus is on what's wrong. Instead we wanted to focus on what one organisation, Chorus, is doing right when it ...
062 - Culture Change In Blue Collar Environments
13 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How do you go about culture change within a blue-collar environment? Dominic Gourley talks to Fiona Hogarth about her experience in blue-collar enviro...
061 - How To Receive Feedback
06 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As coaches we help to give a lot of feedback, but how do you go when the shoe is on the other foot and you’re the one receiving feedback? Dominic Go...
060 - Culture in High Performance Sports
30 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Fiona Hogarth and Dominic Gourley talk to our New Zealand colleague Ged Campbell, about culture in high performance sports like rowing and how the gov...
059 - Shape Group Case Study
23 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Given that our Annual Culture and Leadership Conference is just around this corner, we’ve brought back one of our 2018 speakers for this weeks Cultu...
058 - How To Stay Constructive With A Defensive Manager
17 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A question we get asked is “How can I be constructive when I’ve got a really difficult manager?”. Sue Bigham and Dominic Gourley give you insigh...
057 - Does Culture Eat Strategy For Breakfast
09 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone knows the famous saying by Peter Drucker that “culture eats strategy for breakfast”, but culture is the deliverer of that strategy – th...
056 - Dealing With Big Life Changes
01 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How do you stay constructive during times of massive change? The Life Styles Inventory™ is about life, not just your work life and with Dominic Gour...
055 - Risk Culture with the GRC Professional Podcast
25 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Co-hosted with Kwame Slusher from the GRC Professional Podcast, we address the issue of what organisations are doing about culture change post the Ban...
054 - Do Sales People Need A Competitive Style
18 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Organisations need to win in the marketplace - no doubt... but is a competitive style required to be a good sales person? What is the cost of 'winning...
053 - GSI Getting The Most Out Of Teams
12 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As an Accredited Practitioner, you have access to a range of Development Pathway events to build your skills and confidence. Sue Bigham and Dominic Go...
052 - How To Make Innovation Work
03 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Darren Levy and Dominic Gourley talk about innovation and change management, how important it is to connect the dots between idea generation and execu...