Two sides to the introverted public speaker

(Guest post by Steffi Black) As a life career and kindness coach I have the honour of speaking to companies on the importance of creating a more caring and committed culture. But it is not a natural inclination of mine to be the centre of attention. I am what is...

The 8 business books to read in 2017

Since I’m an introvert it’s probably no surprise that I love reading. And for the past 10 or so years I’ve had a thing for business books in particular. But… actually prying myself away from work to read has ben a different story lately. The...

Must Introverts Make Our Peace With “Bothering People”?

Guest post by Marcia Yudkin Some years ago, I was stranded at National Airport in Washington, DC. While I was up on a balcony, chatting on the phone to my mother, I saw Teddy Kennedy stride by below, on the way to a flight. “Go talk to him,” urged my mother. “Come on,...

14 Lessons from 14 straight days of Facebook Lives

I had been doing Facebook Lives for a few months now, but they were always making me nervous. My voice would shake and I just wouldn’t look forward to them. But I wanted to do them! Both because Facebook’s algorithm puts them high up on people’s news...

My 3 Words of 2017

I’m not into New Years resolutions. I just don’t finish them. Plus, I’m kind of impulsive, and if there’s a change I want to make I tend to just start then and there. But, each year I choose 3 words that will serve as my guide for the new year, it’s a brilliant...