Are You a Snowflake?

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A lot of people who read my books are interested in how they can work with other people. And it's tempting to be what i call a feel good leader, which is more of a snow flake tendency. But the do good leadership style actually motivates people more and makes them feel better than the good leadership style. So go for it, even though it's uncomfortable.

Devora Zack shares approaches to understand a key personality trait–in yourself and others–so thinkers and feelers can thrive together at work.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) How to tell if you’re a cactus or a snowflake

2) The leadership style that harms motivation

3) The platinum rule for giving feedback

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— ABOUT DEVORA —

Devora Zack is CEO of Only Connect Consulting, a Washington Post bestselling author, and a global keynote speaker with books in twenty languages. Her clients include Deloitte, the Smithsonian, Delta Airlines, the FDA, Johns Hopkins, and the National Institutes of Health. She has been featured by The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, US News & World Report, Forbes, Cosmopolitan, Self, Redbook, Fast Company, and many others.

She is the author of Managing for People Who Hate Managing, Singletasking and her upcoming book is called The Cactus and the Snowflake at Work: How the Logical and Sensitive Can Thrive Side by Side, releasing November 2021.

• Book: The Cactus and Snowflake at Work: How the Logical and Sensitive Can Thrive Side by Side

• Book: Singletasking: Get More Done—One Thing at a Time

• Book: Networking for People Who Hate Networking, Second Edition: A Field Guide for Introverts, the Overwhelmed, and the Underconnected

• Book: Managing for People Who Hate Managing: Be a Success by Being Yourself

• Website: MyOnlyConnect.com

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