By Elisabeth Goodman, 28th April 2021 I came across an excellent McKinsey article by Christensen et al (2021) on “intentional learning” – the idea that we: set clear goals for what we want to learn about give ourselves a timeline in which to achieve the goals commit to and gain support for achieving our goals …
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By Elisabeth Goodman, 18th March 2021 My work involves working with managers, and working with team members. The questions they ask are often mirror reflections of each other: how do I work with a difficult team member? How do I work with a difficult manager? Some possible answers that we explore in our coaching and …
Taking your influencing skills to the next level – in seemingly impossible situations Read More »
By Elisabeth Goodman, 4th March 2021 I’m quite early on in my exploration of metaphors and the role they play in our everyday lives. I have more books that I’m planning to read, and events to attend. However, having just read Lakoff and Johnson’s “Metaphors we live by” (2003) I’m keen to share my insights …
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By Elisabeth Goodman, 9th February 2021 This time last year I wrote about the importance of keeping our personal values in mind in the workplace (Goodman, 2020a). I particularly liked Kouchaki and Smith’s (2020) reference to “eulogy values” – those that we would want others to think of us by. I also liked these suggestions …
By Elisabeth Goodman, 30th January 2021 Having conversations through the screen has now become a way of life for most of us, whether having a work meeting, pursuing our learning and development, or socialising with friends and family. Some of us have a love / hate relationship with the medium, many of us suffer from …
By Elisabeth Goodman, 18th January 2021 Some background on neurodiversity The term neurodiversity was first coined by Australian sociologist Judy Singer, and encapsulates a whole range of cognitive, sensory and behavioural diversity associated with neurological differences from what is deemed to be more ‘neurotypical’ configurations. Temple Grandin is a well-known author and advocate for autism, …
What if neurodiversity was simply treated as another form of diversity? Read More »
By Elisabeth Goodman, 12th January 2021 An article in the latest issue of Harvard Business Review (Bowles, H.R. & Thomason, B., 2021) caught my eye because it is a topic I am passionate about: helping people to realise that they do have choice in their lives, and how to do something about it. I remember …
By Elisabeth Goodman, 6th January 2021 So, another year, another lockdown. We all need as much support to get us through this as we can get. But what kind of support, when, how and how much? Colin Fisher and colleagues (Fisher, C.M., Amabile, T.M. and Pillemer, J. 2021) have some wonderful insights to share with …
The manager as coach: when your people need more support Read More »
By Elisabeth Goodman, 8th December 2020 Creating psychological safety and belonging are fundamental factors for high performance teams “..the way we engage with each other, discuss and debate important issues that we may disagree about, and challenge ourselves to find common ground with one another, especially when we have different beliefs and backgrounds, has everything …
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By Elisabeth Goodman, 9th November 2020 The concept of ‘meaning’ or ‘purpose’ being a route to well-being is not a new one of course. I referenced it in a previous blog (Goodman 2020) referencing an article by David Kessler in Harvard Business Review. Reading Viktor Frankl’s “Man’s search for meaning” brought things home for me …
