by Liz Guthridge | Apr 9, 2017 | Blog
“Communication. Understanding. Clarity.” – Character from Dave Egger’s novel The Circle explaining that communication should never be in doubt with all the technology available to us. What a pipe dream! Ambiguity hinders our ability to achieve clarity. Ambiguity in...
by Liz Guthridge | Apr 3, 2017 | Blog
Brain-friendly meetings are invigorating for participants, presenters and facilitators alike. Don’t take my word for it. Read these online survey write-in comments from participants after their day-long, brain-friendly BIZcamp at the Charleston Digital Corridor, which...
by Liz Guthridge | Mar 17, 2017 | Blog
Decorative sign for sale spotted in the window of Noddy Charleston, gift shop of southern-made goods: “Honestly, F*** you. The new thank-you. You’re welcome.” No thank-you. Call me old-fashioned, but I prefer to keep things kind, classy, and brain-friendly, especially...
by Liz Guthridge | Feb 22, 2017 | Blog
“You have to embrace new ideas and new technologies even when it’s painful. The whiff of obsolescence can kill you,” observed Marilyn Moats Kennedy in an interview with Chicago Score for a case study several years ago. This past January ovarian cancer killed Marilyn...
by Liz Guthridge | Feb 13, 2017 | Blog
How painful are the meetings you attend? Probably worse than you’d like to admit. If a pain detector could measure both the physical discomfort and social anguish you feel after your meetings, it could show scary outcomes with some unfortunate consequences. For...
by Liz Guthridge | Feb 6, 2017 | Blog
If you read for work, it’s likely you encounter bad writing. Just think about all the email messages, memos, documents and other business writing that you read during the course of a day. Rather than read at a steady pace, you probably hit many speed bumps along the...
