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Oct 2020
39m 17s

Too Shy to Be a Leader?

Harvard Business Review
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One woman’s struggle with shyness prompts us to explore the seeming conflict between being shy and being a leader. We offer strategies for overcoming anxieties that may be keeping you from going after your career goals, as well as advice for supporting socially anxious colleagues. Guest: Alice Boyes. 
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