An Introvert’s Guide to a Successful Working Style

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    “That’s him,” I said, and motioned with my chin towards the approaching wave of newly-arrived travelers flowing through the airport’s exit-checkpoint.  “You sure?” The news photographer picked up his bulky camera and hefted it to his shoulder. The handsome, twenty-something lead singer looked a little different than the picture on his band’s website, but I […]

    Should You Work to Impress or to Collaborate? — An Interview with Matt LeMay

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    Matt LeMay, business consultant, coach, and author, has an interesting way of gauging a company’s underlying culture. He asks a team leader if they would like some coffee. He finds their reaction telling. Do they offer to accompany Matt on his coffee-run? Do they offer to pay? Do they dub Matt as the coffee guy […]

    How You Can Change Attitudes to Mental Health at Work – An Interview with Jonathan Phelan

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    Have you ever seen a picture of a tardigrade? It looks like an alien. But tardigrades, also known as water bears, are earth-dwellers — and the toughest animals on our planet. Tardigrades can withstand extreme heat and cold, dehydration and starvation, and intense pressures. Incredibly, even a trip into space is no problem for them. […]