by Liz Guthridge | Jul 7, 2018 | Blog
Superstars, rock stars, and heroes who save the day have fallen out of favor in many organizations. Now we’re encouraged to celebrate team players who cooperate, collaborate, and play well with others. They combine their brainpower to deal with the complexity...
by Liz Guthridge | Jul 2, 2018 | Blog
Executive presence needs to be about how you as a leader show up to work with others, not how you look and perform as a heroic individual. When leaders are working as gardeners, leaders are focusing more on developing others and less on building their own charisma and...
by Liz Guthridge | Jun 26, 2018 | Blog
How do you champion change when you work or live in a change-averse culture? This is a question I hear frequently. It’s also one that’s top of mind for me personally since February 2014. That’s when my husband and I moved to Charleston, South Carolina from the San...
by Liz Guthridge | Jun 18, 2018 | Blog
Since February, I’ve been eating my own dog food. In other words, I’m using the tools and following the advice I provide to my clients for a specific situation. While the experience has taken me out of my comfort zone, it’s worth it. I’m growing as a coach and...
by Liz Guthridge | Jun 10, 2018 | Blog
To what extent do you practice “safety first” – specifically psychological safety – in your team meetings and other group settings at work? Harvard University Professor Amy Edmondson who studies psychological safety defines it “a shared belief that the team is...
by Liz Guthridge | Jun 5, 2018 | Blog
Been on any seesaws lately? Maybe not at the playground, but you’ve probably experienced a “neural seesaw” in your head. Your brain actually switches between two distinct thinking networks, thinking socially and thinking analytically. Dr. Matthew Lieberman, UCLA...
