The 12 Days of Books #2 – Why I’m no longer talking to white people about race

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“The vast majority [of white people] refuse to accept the legitimacy of structural racism and its symptoms.” Quite a while back I saw Reni Eddo-Lodge on a late-night political affairs programme, in which she was taking part in a panel discussion about race. She was the only black person on the panel. The debate, on […]

The 12 Days of Books #1 – The FT Guide to Business Coaching, 2e

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I’m kicking off my 12 Days of Books with a new edition rather than a new book: the Financial Times Guide to Business Coaching, 2nd edition, just has to be in here. The first edition was a pivotal book for me, written at a pivotal time in my life. In the interests of full disclosure, […]

The 12 Days of Books

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December is traditionally when I do my 12 Shoes of Christmas blog posts on my personal website. Given that this year I have mainly been wearing slippers and trainers, I’m not sure how that’s going to go! It may inspire me to wear some proper shoes for a change, we’ll see … While I was […]

Five More TED Talks You Have to Watch

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Having had feedback that people found my last post on TED talks useful, I thought another one would be a good idea. And there are so many good talks on my list and so many more out there that I’m not yet aware of that there may be more to follow in future! Liz Gooster […]

My top 5 TED talks – watch and learn!

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Do you enjoy learning through hearing people verbally present their ideas? This post gives a brief overview of the 5 TED talks I find myself recommending most often. As an avid reader, a frequent recommender of books and a former publisher, my first recourse is often the written word. However, I can’t deny the power […]

The 100 Year Life by Lynda Gratton & Andrew Scott

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For as long as I can remember, it’s been an ambition of mine to live until at least 100, and having read The 100 Year Life by London Business School Professors Lynda Gratton and Andrew Scott, I’m looking forward to celebrating this milestone birthday even more! Liz Gooster I like to describe myself as happily […]

New Year’s Resolutions: What will you focus on?

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I recognise that the start of a year is a somewhat arbitrary divide between the ‘old’ and the ‘new’, based on the social construction of the calendar. Yet I’ve always been fond of the opportunity it gives to reflect back on what’s happened in the last 12 months, to review any change, continuity, achievements, and […]

My top 5 business books of 2015

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People often ask me what my top business books are – probably because I’m a former business book publisher! Yet despite having published hundreds of the things myself, and having read many more, my mind often draws a frozen blank in the face of this question. So I decided to confront this very reasonable query […]

Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader – reflections on Herminia Ibarra’s new book

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‘How can I know who I am until I see what I do?’ Karl Weick, social psychologist The title of Herminia Ibarra’s new book captures its key message: if you step up and behave like a leader, you will start to think and feel as if you are one. Even if acting like a leader […]

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