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3 ways to set people up for success and follow through on your requests

3 ways to set people up for success and follow through on your requests

by Liz Guthridge | Aug 7, 2022 | Blog

Be big, bold, and brief. That’s an effective way to cut through clutter, get people’s attention, and get them to complete a simple action. The managed health care company Aetna definitely snagged my attention with the envelope pictured here. The envelope spoke to me,...
4 ways to motivate employees to come to you… some of the time

4 ways to motivate employees to come to you… some of the time

by Liz Guthridge | Jul 31, 2022 | Blog

If you’re a Boomer or Gen X boss trying to get employees back in the office, you’re going to have a hard time persuading people that the way you like to do things is the best and only place and way to work. Instead, you’ve got to go where the workers are and motivate...
How facts can get in your way when you’re trying to be influential

How facts can get in your way when you’re trying to be influential

by Liz Guthridge | Jul 24, 2022 | Blog

Want to seize people’s attention, capture their hearts and minds, and get them to say “yes” – maybe even before you ask? Read Influence Is Your Superpower: The Science of Winning Hearts, Sparking Change, and Making Good Things Happen, the new book by Yale behavioral...
11 potentially brand-damaging mistakes corporations make with DEI initiatives

11 potentially brand-damaging mistakes corporations make with DEI initiatives

by Liz Guthridge | Jul 20, 2022 | Blog

In this expert panel from the Forbes Coaches Council, 11 Forbes Coaches Council members, including me, shared mistakes corporations — and at least one nonprofit organization — have made around DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) efforts. These mistakes...
Why I’m scared about the erosion of our rights, freedom, and democracy

Why I’m scared about the erosion of our rights, freedom, and democracy

by Liz Guthridge | Jul 10, 2022 | Blog

“The world only spins forward.” – Tony Kushner, Angels in America, Part Two Perestroika 1992 Life in the United States now feels like it’s lurching backwards. It’s harder to exercise our freedoms. The freedom to speak, to gather safely, to vote in elections, to make...
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  • 3 ways to set people up for success and follow through on your requests
  • 4 ways to motivate employees to come to you… some of the time
  • How facts can get in your way when you’re trying to be influential
  • 11 potentially brand-damaging mistakes corporations make with DEI initiatives
  • Why I’m scared about the erosion of our rights, freedom, and democracy
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