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Want to be a better human-centered leader? Watch a therapy dog team at work

Want to be a better human-centered leader? Watch a therapy dog team at work

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...
Want to be a better human? Use a mirror to look inside your peach pit

Want to be a better human? Use a mirror to look inside your peach pit

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...
How to practice wise compassion to do hard things that humans respect

How to practice wise compassion to do hard things that humans respect

by Liz Guthridge | May 7, 2022 | Blog

Being a good human and being a responsible leader are not mutually exclusive. Compassionate leaders do both. In fact, doing hard things and making hard decisions is often the most compassionate thing to do, according to the authors and consultants Rasmus Hougaard and...
Want to do on-the-job learning? Be sure psychological safety exists

Want to do on-the-job learning? Be sure psychological safety exists

by Liz Guthridge | Apr 24, 2022 | Blog

When I was studying the Complete Values Profile assessment earlier this year to use in my leadership coaching work, I wasn’t thinking about the challenges I might face regarding psychological safety as a learner. Yet when it became time for me to put my new...
Why unlearning the “pronoun test” is helping me rewire my leadership mindset

Why unlearning the “pronoun test” is helping me rewire my leadership mindset

by Liz Guthridge | Apr 19, 2022 | Blog

My latest on-the-job learning? Unlearning a prevalent decade-old concept used in my coaching and consulting practice. And I started the unlearning while writing this blog! Not intentionally, but as a consequence of the need to rewire my leadership mindset to adapt to...
Is your brain to blame if you’re all filled up without room to grow?

Is your brain to blame if you’re all filled up without room to grow?

by Liz Guthridge | Apr 9, 2022 | Blog

“Wow, it’s obvious you’re not working for the Chamber of Commerce,” one of my local realtor friends exclaimed when she heard about the “What it’s like to live and work in Charleston” workshops I conduct for employers. You’re right, I responded. My purpose is to help...
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