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Preparing for a Future We Can’t See
Photo by Merlin Lightpainting from Pexels “What do you want to be when you grow up? A doctor? A lawyer? An accountant? A banker? Or an engineer?” As a child the options for work seemed so limited to me, especially as none of the often-listed careers appealed to me....
An Introvert Leader’s Arsenal includes: Superb Listening Skills
Introverts have some amazing qualities that lend themselves to being excellent leaders. Superb listening skills are one. In a world that values talkers, the role of listeners is frequently under-valued. However, listening – particularly active listening (where you...
T or F: Introverts Cannot Succeed in Business
This is one of the biggest misconceptions: Introverts cannot succeed in business.And maybe the stories we tell about business and successful people in business plays a part.The typical successful business person is hard-charging, with a domineering personality, gives...
Happy 40th Birthday, Ayoola
Ayoola in Isreal (2008) Dearest Oluwakemi Ayoola, You would have been 40 today. 4.0. You would have been a fabulous forty with your sky-high heels and glamorous jewellery. I imagine that at 40, you would no longer walk so fast (it was always impossible for me to keep...
On Writing – When You Have No Time
Me at my laptop - one of my happy places 🙂 Two weeks ago, I joined a daily writing challenge. The plan was that each day for one week, a word would be shared with all the challenge participants to serve as a prompt for a piece of writing for that day. Easy enough? I...
T or F: Introverts aren’t confident and don’t make good leaders
It’s tempting to think that this is true.. After all, many people confuse introversion with shyness (No, they aren’t the same thing. More on that in another post).Introverts draw energy from within and this quality does not speak to how confident (or not) a person...
Previous Blogs:
- Ms Oreoluwa (2018 – 2021): msoreoluwa.wordpress.com
- Ore’s Notes (2005 – 2012): orenotes.blogspot.com
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