How to Complement Each Other's Temperaments Extra Well

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In certain occasions in terms of, like, just the mood, right? If folks are slashing out, or if you're in a in a mood, it can sort of color everything. And sometimes it's not about you, even if they're talking about you. I relly like that, not about you. So find someone who i work with who seems to have a snowflake quality and ask them to take the lead on maybe some get-to know you activities.

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

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

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