by Liz Guthridge | Mar 4, 2020 | Blog
While the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak demands our attention, please keep in mind there are positive contagions out there that also deserve your awareness. Emotions, feelings, and attitudes are contagious too, especially at work. For example, one of my clients...
by Liz Guthridge | Sep 8, 2018 | Blog
What do accountability, conscientious recognition and extraordinary moments have in common? Alone or combined, these three unconventional actions can help you improve employee engagement at your organization—however you define engagement. Here’s how. 1.Build in...
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 | Oct 2, 2014 | Blog
Our brain hungers for recognition and praise. When we hear “good job”—especially when we aren’t expecting it—we get a hit of dopamine. That’s the “feel good” chemical our body produces. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter, as we’ve studied in my applied neuroscience...
