by Liz Guthridge | Jun 24, 2022 | Blog
The next time you want to say someone’s afflicted with learned helplessness, stop. One of the original researchers who named the theory debunked his own work a few years ago! The revised theory is that we don’t learn helplessness. Instead, we instinctively shut...
by Liz Guthridge | Jun 11, 2022 | Blog
Appreciate, or even, expect equal pay for equal work, and other fair treatment too? You’re not alone. Fairness—or equity—is not just something we desire; it’s an evolved behavior. That’s a key learning from my online class on the neuroeconomics of decision-making from...
by Liz Guthridge | Jun 5, 2022 | Blog
“How do I balance the wants and needs of all the many stakeholders I serve?” This question was always top of mind for a hotel general manager in Canada’s Niagara Falls. Her employer had identified her and several others as the top North American GMs who upheld the...
by Liz Guthridge | May 25, 2022 | Blog
As the two-legged member of a therapy dog team, I’m regularly practicing becoming a better human-centered leader with stronger empathy, vulnerability, and humility muscles. I still have a long way to go as I observe MarcelTheTherapyDog and all the other therapy...
by Liz Guthridge | May 19, 2022 | Blog
Are you more like a “peach”? Or a “coconut”? This differentiation comes from the work of culture experts Fons Trompenaars and Charles Hampden-Turner. In peach cultures, such as the United States, Americans often smile and talk with strangers in public settings, such...
