By Elisabeth Goodman, 17th September 2022 I’ve been working on two new books1,2 over the past year, and I’m really excited to share this pre-view of Coaching in the Helix for those of you who choose to buy and read this in early 2023! Here is an adapted extract from my introduction. This book is …
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, 25th March 2019 The March-April 2019 issue of Harvard Business Review features an article by Mihnea Moldoveanu and Das Narayandas on “The future of leadership development” (pp. 40-48). The article focuses on the need to build “personal learning clouds”(PLCs) that embrace remote learning platforms to compensate for the shortfalls of more traditional …
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By Elisabeth Goodman, 8th January 2018 What is your company’s approach to training? Monika Hamori is a professor of human resources management at the IE Business School, IE University in Madrid. She has conducted a research study of more than 28,000 learners in 127 countries, supplemented by the use of surveys and interviews. Her findings, …
By Elisabeth Goodman, 4th September 2017 According to Sadun, Bloom and Van Reenen, writing in the Sept-Oct 2017 issue of Harvard Business Review, a disproportionate amount of emphasis is put on the competitive advantage of strategic planning, to the detriment of operational excellence. What is operational excellence? Their definition of operational excellence, or good management …
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End of year holidays – a time to rest and renew our energy for new beginnings The end of year holidays and the beginning of the New Year are a good opportunity to rest and renew our energy for whatever our chosen direction in life! They’ve worked their usual magic with me and my enthusiasm …
