by Liz Guthridge | Apr 16, 2019 | Blog
“I need more confidence.” “If I could be more confident, I’d be more successful.” “We women shouldn’t complain about our lack of confidence; instead, we should just follow that advice to ‘fake it ‘till we make it’.” These are common themes I’ve heard from women at...
by Liz Guthridge | Apr 7, 2019 | Blog
“I rise to a point of personal privilege.” That sentence was my first formal exposure to privilege back in high school. I was clueless about the broader definition, even though I was a beneficiary. While personal privilege is an archaic practice for meetings today, it...
by Liz Guthridge | Apr 1, 2019 | Blog
We need to take time to listen to team members rather than inadvertently or even accidentally silence them. To say it another way, let’s retire the simple rule of “silence means consent.” By doing so, we’ll trade efficiency for a more thorough, inclusive way of...
by Liz Guthridge | Mar 24, 2019 | Blog
The license plate “IH8PEAS” succinctly states this Jeep owner’s point of view about peas clearly and humorously. Yet, the Jeep owner’s health – including brain health — may suffer, not only from the lack of vitamins and nutrients from green peas, but also the...
by Liz Guthridge | Mar 18, 2019 | Blog
Do you regularly use a RACI chart, matrix or model in your teams? If not, you may want to start. Here’s why. Whatever you call a RACI, it’s a simple and effective approach for achieving two team goals: keeping projects on track and acting inclusively with team...
by Liz Guthridge | Mar 10, 2019 | Blog
“Strategic planning is hard. I’d rather do tasks than think about the future and plan for it. Just tell me what needs to be done and I’m on it.” — a participant at my most recent strategic planning workshop Yet our brain, without prompting, can spend a lot...