With claims that we’re working in a world designed for extroverts, it’s important we understand how to make our workplaces more inclusive, so that we can all thrive.

In this episode of HR Coffee Time, Fay is joined by Tom Cleary, Founder of Introverts & Co. Tom shares how to thrive at work as an introvert, and busts myths you may have heard before about introversion. He also explains practical strategies to help set yourself, your colleagues and your workplaces up for success. Some of the many things he covers include:

• Understanding introversion: definition and misconceptions
• The impact of introversion in the workplace
• Tom’s personal journey: from introversion to advocacy
• Why introversion is such an important topic for us all to be aware of & learn more about
• Creating inclusive meetings & team building events for introverts
• Strengths and challenges of being an introvert
• Strategies for introverts to thrive in the workplace
• The importance of identifying personal values

 

Useful Links

• Connect with Fay on LinkedIn
• Fay’s website: Bright Sky Career Coaching
• Connect with Tom on LinkedIn
• Tom’s website
• Tom’s free online community: Introverts and co

Buy the Book Recommendations

(Disclosure: the book link is an affiliate link which means that Fay will receive a small commission from Amazon if you make a purchase through it)

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, by Susan Cain

 

Other Relevant HR Coffee Time Episodes

• Episode 43: The one thing that will boost your resilience throughout your HR career, with Tom Cleary
• Episode 47: Discovering your values to help your HR career, with Zoe Hawkins
• Episode 75: What psychometrics are, how you can use them & why they’re so helpful, with Sue Colton
• Episode 110: Why facilitation skills can help your HR career & how to develop them, with Kirsty Lewis
• HR Coffee Time inclusion playlist (on Spotify)
• HR Coffee Time inclusion playlist (online)

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You can find the transcript on this page of the Bright Sky Career Coaching website.

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