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...
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...
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...
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...
by Liz Guthridge | Mar 30, 2022 | Blog
Are you missing the chance encounters you used to have with fellow human beings at work in the hallways, cafeteria, parking lot, and elsewhere? If so, consider doing something else, such as striving to have “quality collisions” with new people. When you...
by Liz Guthridge | Mar 14, 2022 | Blog
Any of these statements from managers and leaders sound familiar? “Being compassionate is not in my DNA.” “I respond to facts, figures and logic, not feelings and emotion.” “I wasn’t born with the empathy gene.” “If I show I care, I’ll be perceived as weak.” “I won’t...
