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Soft skills – A road less well travelled

Posted on February 4, 2026 by NKD Team

After a recent McKinsey article on soft skills, Nab reflects on the the importance of upskilling your people.

He touches on how this investment has a tangible impact on your clients, and the difference it makes to operational excellence.

Posted in BlogsTagged Employee Engagement, Soft skills

Ramadan Kareem: how to support your friends and colleagues this Ramadan

Posted on February 3, 2026 by NKD Team

The 17th of February 2026 marks the beginning of Ramadan, a holy month observed by millions of Muslims around the world.

Read on to explore some of NKD’s top tips for how to support your team during Ramadan.

Posted in BlogsTagged Ramadan, Ramadan 2021, Ramadan Mubarak

Storytelling: the heart of culture change

Posted on January 30, 2026 by NKD Team

Data alone doesn’t inspire change. But a good story? It sticks.

In our work with a National Transport Provider, we discovered how training employee champions in storytelling had the power to transform organisational culture.

Posted in BlogsTagged Leadership, storytelling

Employees are checking out – three effective strategies to win them back

Posted on January 30, 2026 by NKD Team

The reality is that disengaged workforces cost businesses dearly.

A strong workplace culture isn’t optional; it’s essential for survival in today’s competitive and volatile landscape. 

Posted in BlogsTagged Employee Engagement, Leadership, learning and skills training

Shift happens: mastering resilience and change management

Posted on January 19, 2026 by NKD Team

Did you know that 50% of change initiatives fail due to lack of commitment? But when employees are engaged, success rates soar by 24%! Change is inevitable – but how you manage it matters.

Posted in BlogsTagged adaptability, Employee Engagement, Leadership development, storytelling

Skilled Listening: why we need to tune in to listening

Posted on January 13, 2026 by NKD Team

People spend between 70-80% of their day engaged in some form of communication, and about 55% of their time devoted to listening. But are they really listening?

Posted in Blogs

Leadership at the heart of AI adoption

Posted on December 9, 2025 by NKD Team

In this blog, you’ll discover how to introduce AI without losing the human touch, practical steps for embedding AI into your culture, real-world examples of AI adoption – what works (and what doesn’t), and why leadership is the key to radically human AI integration.

Posted in BlogsTagged AI, AI adoption, AI Mindset, Future of Work, Leadership

NKD: Building a strong safety culture

Posted on December 1, 2025 by NKD Team

108,000,000 working days are lost every year in the US due to workplace injuries. That’s a huge figure.

But it’s actually completely preventable.

Posted in Blogs, VideosTagged Safety, safety culture

Flexible leadership for the next generation

Posted on November 4, 2025 by NKD Team

The intergenerational workplace is another challenge thrown into the mix for today’s leaders.

In the current cultural landscape, it’s easy to believe that the generations in the workplace are at odds with each other. But the truth is far from Boomers vs Millennials…

Posted in BlogsTagged Employee Engagement, Future of Work, Leadership, Learning and Development

NKD white paper: Safety culture – Making it human

Posted on July 14, 2025 by NKD Team

Our white paper, Safety culture – Making it human, is full of practical information and tried-and-tested methods on how to better integrate behaviour-based safety into your organisation’s culture as a strategic priority.

Check it out here.

Posted in White PaperTagged Employee Engagement, safety culture

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