By Elisabeth Goodman, 13th April 2023 I read Adam Waytz’s article Beware a culture of business1 whilst in London on an inspirational 2-day course on Systemic Coaching and Constellations2. I love the concept of synchronicity: how things will happen or come to our attention alongside something else. Sure enough, this painting by Blade Glover3 ‘appeared’ …
Challenging our busyness culture – the value of “idleness” Read More »
By Elisabeth Goodman, 16th March 2023 There are two well-established models that regularly stimulate powerful reflections in my work with managers and leaders. How well they adopt these models can have important consequences for how fulfilled their direct reports will feel in their work. A series of articles in the January-February 2023 issue of Harvard …
Leaning in and out for fulfilling work and conditions Read More »
By Elisabeth Goodman, 20th March 2022 Why this blog It’s been quite a while since I’ve written a blog. This has been partly due to hitting a really busy period with my one-to-one and group coaching. It’s also because I’m immersed in writing a book and all the reflection that goes with it. This isn’t …
Difference is all there is. Opening our minds to disagreement. Read More »
By Elisabeth Goodman, 22nd October 2021 A little about me and the title of this blog I’m on a bit of a creative journey at the moment, through a combination of some spiritual explorations (see for example Neill 2016) and following an 8-week course on mindfulness (Chaskalson & McMordie 2018) that I’ve interrupted mid-way whilst …
By Elisabeth Goodman, 13th August 2021 I am an Advocate for Neurodiversity. This comes from my experience as a parent, and as a Trustee for 5 years of the Red Balloon Learner Centre who support young people who are “missing from school”, some of which will have been as a result of their Neurodiversity. It …
Neurodiversity in the workplace: my pledge for anticipatory inclusion Read More »
By Elisabeth Goodman, 10th May 2021 I’m starting to see and hear a flurry of articles and conversations about what hybrid working will mean, as companies open their doors for people to return to the workplace post Covid-19. I’ve been discussing this with colleagues too who are involved, like me, in coaching and other forms …
Hybrid working – considerations for managers and leaders 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 …
The impact of metaphors in communication and understanding Read More »
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 …
Creating the conditions that make difficult conversations possible Read More »
By Elisabeth Goodman, 30th November 2020 Giving and receiving feedback is a challenging skill There’s a lovely question in a variation of a 360 degree feedback tool that I share with my coaching clients: “What one thing could I change for my own benefit?” Barefoot Coaching, 2020 This is one of five questions in a …
Giving feedback from a mindset of positive intent Read More »
