By Elisabeth Goodman, 12th July 2017 I wrote in a recent RiverRhee newsletter about Inspirational Leadership, and posted a LinkedIn article about Achieving Resonance in our Communications, so it was fascinating to read an HBR article that somehow combines the two! David McGinn is the author of “Psyched Up: How the science of mental preparation …
By Elisabeth Goodman, 4th July 2017 What is neurodiversity, and why value it? I’ve been reading and thinking about neurodiversity for a while, as it is something that we value and support in young people at the Red Balloon Learner Centre in Cambridge, for which I am a Trustee. It is something that is sometimes …
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By Elisabeth Goodman, 29th May 2017 I’m enjoying a delightful few days in the Haut-Languedoc, trying my best to live “in the moment” in accordance with the principles of mindfulness, and meditation, and, inevitably, it has got me reflecting… Living in the present is more rewarding than waiting for gratification from success I passed the …
By Elisabeth Goodman, 17th May 2017 My RiverRhee Associate, Liz Mercer and I have been doing a fair amount of reading and reflection to support our new course on Transition to Leadership. The March-April 2017 issue of Harvard Business Review (HBR) gave us plenty to think about, as it explored some of the personality tools …
Exploring personality tools to enhance the diversity within our teams Read More »
By Elisabeth Goodman, 9th March 2017 Introduction and a caveat There seems to be a real wave of articles and seminars on the relationship between various hormones, mental health, and our performance at work. I am definitely not an expert in this field, although I did complete a Biochemistry degree some years ago, and have …
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Guest blog by Liz Mercer, 11th January 2017. Editor’s note Delegates from RiverRhee’s training courses often come away with one or more new ways of working that they would like to influence when they get back to their place of work. We are glad that this is the case: it is an indication that we have …
Why leadership training fails – some tips for what to do about it Read More »
By Elisabeth Goodman, 19th December 2016 My Associates and I at RiverRhee have a module that we explore with managers on dealing with difficult situations. It is also something that can crop up in our one-to-one coaching. Our delegates often have examples of situations that they have encountered with colleagues that they would like help …
What to do when the difficult person is your boss Read More »
By Elisabeth Goodman and Liz Mercer, 6th December 2016 The idea of starting our own ‘Journal Club’ cropped up recently during a demonstration of the GROW coaching model on one of RiverRhee’s Introduction to Management course. Both of us are keen to keep up with our professional reading and so pick up and feed ideas more effectively into the …
By Elisabeth Goodman, 5th November 2016 Asking questions sets the tone for what will follow – start from what’s working well It seemed obvious from the moment that our facilitator, Andy Smith (Coaching Leaders), mentioned it at the start of the two day course on Appreciative Inquiry (AI) that I attended this week. The minute you …
Appreciative Inquiry – a tool and philosophy for positive change Read More »
Guest blog by Anne Scott, 24th October 2016 why this blog? Editorial note by Elisabeth Goodman I met Anne Scott through David Gurteen’s Knowledge Café and was attracted by her alternative approach to coaching individuals. As readers of my blog will know, a lot of my work with RiverRhee focuses on introducing tools and ways of thinking …
Super Conscious Thinking: 5 Steps to Access Your Genius Read More »
