Let’s face it: people are infuriating.
They show up with annoying habits, stubborn attitudes, cringe-worthy lack of self-awareness, and just enough home-life chaos to stick the landing.
But (spoiler alert) this isn’t the disaster your inner curmudgeon wants you to think, it’s your secret weapon.
How we look, smell, talk and move at meetings and networking events, shapes the way others respond to us.
It’s uncomfortable but true.
Over the years, I’ve had some of the toughest conversations with clients around these points, from addressing poor hygiene to telling a director that their emotional outbursts are undermining their authority.