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 …
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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 …
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By Elisabeth Goodman, 25th April 2016 Why quiet questioning? Two of the most powerful resources available to us as managers, and as members of a team are questions and silence. The ideal dynamic, when we are working with others, is to have a natural back and forth of conversation: each person comfortably expressing their views, …
By Elisabeth Goodman, 31st March, 2015 How to work with difficult people is a subject that many managers struggle with How to work with “difficult” people is one of the topics Janet Burton and I explore in RiverRhee Consulting’s 3-day Introduction to Management course , and in our tailored in-house supervisor and line manager courses. …
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The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. The most popular topics were ones carried over from previous years: managing change, communities of practice and coaching for project management. Many thanks to my readers and to my guest bloggers too! Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera …
Guest blog by Sean Conrad, Halogen Software Note from the Editor, Elisabeth Goodman Every now and then, people approach me (or I approach them) with a suggestion for a guest blog. Anything that can bring insights for helping teams, or team leaders to work more effectively is potentially of interest. What I like about this …
By Elisabeth Goodman Last night I heard Sheri Kershaw & Band at the Royston Folk Club – our favourite twice-monthly music venue. She introduced her first song ‘Colours of Life‘ with the observation that we will all suffer at some time in our lives, and the suggestion that we embrace rather than resist this experience, as …
By Elisabeth Goodman Managing, coaching, mentoring, training, consulting, counseling: these are all terms that may or may not be part of a team and project manager’s toolkit. How are they different? And how can coaching in particular be applied in project management? About 25 practicing project managers and others interested in the topic gathered near …
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