Leadership skills

Challenging our busyness culture – the value of “idleness”

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’ …

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Leaning in and out for fulfilling work and conditions

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 …

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“Contextual intelligence” and related leadership skills

By Elisabeth Goodman, 16th August 2022 The latest issue of Harvard Business Review carries two articles that are relevant to two aspects of our work: The strategic planning exercises that RiverRhee facilitates with leaders through our Transition to Leadership course Issues relating to conflict management that can come up in my one-to-one coaching. Strategic planning …

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