by Liz Guthridge | Oct 30, 2017 | Blog
Ever since delivering a guest lecture on organizational behavior and change for a College of Charleston class last week, I can’t stop thinking about the year 1996 and its impact on 2017. Why 1996? Almost all of the students in the class are seniors who were born in...
by Liz Guthridge | Oct 23, 2017 | Blog
Want to thrive during disruptive times? Use disruptive language. That was one of the strong messages from the 2017 NeuroLeadership Summit held in New York City Oct. 11-12. As the NeuroLeadership Summit and Institute co-founder Dr. David Rock explained, disruptive...
by Liz Guthridge | Oct 16, 2017 | Blog
When you follow the platinum rule, you make the effort to customize how you treat people in the manner they would most appreciate. That shows empathy. Read the full post, How empathetic are you, really?, published by Forbes.com on October 10, 2017.
by Liz Guthridge | Oct 8, 2017 | Blog
What can you do as a human leader that an algorithm can’t? Provide realistic hope. “Leaders in the future will be in the seeding hope business, whether they like it or not,” according to futurist Bob Johansen in his latest book, The New Leadership Literacies: Thriving...
by Liz Guthridge | Oct 5, 2017 | Blog
Mindfulness. Self-awareness. Self-control. Leaders who practice these three skills are better equipped to deal with crises, particularly those that hurt people. When you’re mindful, especially in a crisis, you have a keen sense of your surroundings, you’re aware of...
by Liz Guthridge | Sep 25, 2017 | Blog
“We do not learn from experience… we learn from reflecting on experience.” ― John Dewey This quote sums up my response to powerful Hurricane Irma as she barreled toward the Southeastern United States earlier this month. Even when the computer weather models...