by Liz Guthridge | Jun 28, 2022 | Blog
Language is foundational for building and leading organizations, according to Richard S. Hawkes, the author of an intelligent new business book. Hawkes, who’s also the founder of the the management consulting firm Growth River, believes that “organizations evolve at...
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...
