In this episode, Beth talks with Rebecca Sutherns about her book, ELASTIC: Stretch Without Snapping or Snapping Back, and how its insights can apply to facilitators and their groups. Rebecca uses the metaphor of a rubber band to explain how people can try to find the right amount of stretch - their "zone of optimal elasticity" - while neither understretching or overstretching. She explains some of the seven qualities within the ELASTIC acronym (Energy, Likeability, Adaptability, Strategy, Trust, Imagination, and Curiosity) and how facilitators can enliven these qualities in themselves and their groups.

Engage with Dr. Rebecca Sutherns

• Website: rebeccasutherns.com
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/RebeccaSutherns
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccasutherns/
• ELASTIC: Stretch Without Snapping or Snapping Back book

Other Links from the Episode

• AQai
• Rebecca Sutherns' book Nimble, on her Books page
• Dan Pink's book, When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing
• Ish: The Problem with Our Pursuit for Perfection and the Life-Changing Practice of Good Enough, by Lynne Cazaly

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Podcast production services by Mary Chan of Organized Sound Productions