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The Stories Behind the Stories: Annie

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2564103/fan_mail/new] SHOW NOTES The Stories Behind the Stories: Annie Fifteen feedback forms. Dutifully completed. Filed away unread. In this episode of The Stories Behind the Stories, I go deeper into the character traits at the heart of Annie's story — systematic thinking, attention to detail and empathy. And what happens when character traits working together as a system are finally given the conditions they need to create their full value. RESOURCES The Storytelling Newsletter [https://shorturl.at/UCQLj] (Free) Short, focused, and grounded in real WorkLife situations — how we communicate, lead, make decisions, and navigate challenges at work.   WorkLife Stories from School of WorkLife (Free). How Character Traits Transform Professional Development and Organisational Success [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2564103/episodes/18928807]. Character-Driven WorkLife Stories That Shift How You Think. Story Lesson How Character Traits Transform Professional Development and Organisational Success. [https://school-of-worklife.myshopify.com/products/how-character-traits-transform-professional-development-and-organisational-success?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard&utm_medium=product-links&utm_content=web] A Story About Hidden Capabilities, Business Value, and Sustainable Growth. Guided Programme The Longest Way Round: A Journey of Character [https://shorturl.at/OMuN2] — How Embracing Your Natural Traits and the Wisdom of Great Storytellers Can Transform Your Path to Purpose  Your Character Trait Takeaway What character traits do you bring to your work that need better conditions to create their full value? What would your team be capable of if the conditions allowed their character traits to operate as they should? And what could your organisation achieve if it invested in the conditions that allow character traits to create what they're genuinely capable of? A Note to Listeners If an episode resonates — pass it to someone who would find it useful. A colleague. A client. A friend. That’s how this work finds the people it’s meant for. Thank you. Carmel Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2564103/support]

How Do I Talk About Failure in a Job Interview?

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2564103/fan_mail/new] SHOW NOTES: WorkLife Stories from School of WorkLife Episode: How Do I Talk About Failure in a Job Interview? How do I talk about failure in a job interview is the question every candidate braces for — and owning it whole is how it becomes the strongest answer you give. Callum's one big mistake was public, recent, and known to everyone on the panel — two of them had helped clean it up. This is the story of three deleted drafts, the harder question he asked himself, the decision that frightened him as much as the interview did — and the obstacle that turned out to exist only in his own mind. RESOURCES MENTIONED Get the Job — Professional Self-Coaching for Job Interviews [https://school-of-worklife.myshopify.com/products/get-the-job?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard&utm_medium=product-links&utm_content=web] Tell the Three Stories That Reveal Your Professional Value, Character and Potential Work With Me [https://schoolofworklife.com/work-with-me-commissioned-learning-content-speaking-and-residencies/]: Commissioned learning resources, speaking engagements, and organisational partnerships. The stories I write are based on real WorkLife challenges, obstacles, failures and successes. Persons and companies portrayed in the stories are not based on real people or entities. Carmel O’ Reilly  schoolofworklife.com [http://schoolofworklife.com]  Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2564103/support]

How to Recognise Community-Building as a Character Trait to Transform Your Professional Impact

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2564103/fan_mail/new] SHOW NOTES: WorkLife Stories from School of WorkLife Episode: How to Recognise Community-Building as a Character Trait to Transform Your Professional Impact Learning how to recognise community-building as a character trait to transform your professional impact begins with seeing what feels so natural you've never thought to call it a strength. Anita had been managing projects for years, quietly apologising for the one thing she did more naturally than anyone else around her. This is the story of the crisis that unfolded when she suppressed it, the moment she held her ground to reclaim it, and what became possible when she stopped treating her natural gift for creating connection as a professional liability. RESOURCES MENTIONED The Storytelling Newsletter [https://shorturl.at/UCQLj] (Free) Short, focused, and grounded in real WorkLife situations — how we communicate, lead, make decisions, and navigate challenges at work.   Story Lesson: How to Recognise Community-Building as a Character Trait to Transform Your Professional Impact [https://school-of-worklife.myshopify.com/products/how-to-recognise-community-building-as-a-character-trait-to-transform-your-professional-impact?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard&utm_medium=product-links&utm_content=web]Discover how recognising your natural gift for creating connection can unlock deeper impact, stronger leadership, and your most powerful professional contribution. Guided Programme: The Salt of the Earth: A Journey of Character [https://school-of-worklife.myshopify.com/products/the-salt-of-the-earth-a-journey-of-character?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard&utm_medium=product-links&utm_content=web] How Embracing Your Natural Traits and the Wisdom of Everyday Heroes Can Transform Your Path to Purpose Commissioned learning resources, speaking engagements, and organisational partnerships: carmel@schoolofworklife.com [carmel@schoolofworklife.com] schoolofworklife.com The stories I write are based on real WorkLife challenges, obstacles, failures and successes. Persons and companies portrayed in the stories are not based on real people or entities. Carmel O' Reilly Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2564103/support]

What Is Self-Leadership?

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2564103/fan_mail/new] SHOW NOTES:  WorkLife Stories from School of WorkLife Episode: What Is Self-Leadership? What is self-leadership is the second question at the heart of my work — and Orla's first ninety days answer it one notebook page at a time. Orla got the role: an interim directorship she'd made her case for in ten days. This is the story of what happened next — a restructure finally hers to call, afternoons that kept slipping back into her old job, one Monday morning that took ninety seconds, and the three lines in a notebook that governed all of it. RESOURCES MENTIONED Professional Self-Coaching from School of WorkLife [https://schoolofworklife.com/professional-self-coaching/] — Each resource created for one important professional moment. One purpose. One challenge. One outcome. The thinking, the sequence, the questions and the frameworks a coach would bring to hours of one-to-one work — placed in your hands, to work through in your own space and time. Work With Me [https://schoolofworklife.com/work-with-me-commissioned-learning-content-speaking-and-residencies/]: Commissioned learning resources, speaking engagements, and organisational partnerships. The stories I write are based on real WorkLife challenges, obstacles, failures and successes. Persons and companies portrayed in the stories are not based on real people or entities. Carmel O’ Reilly  schoolofworklife.com [http://schoolofworklife.com]  Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2564103/support]

How Do I Answer "Tell Me About Yourself"?

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2564103/fan_mail/new] SHOW NOTES: WorkLife Stories from School of WorkLife Episode: How Do I Answer "Tell Me About Yourself"? How do I answer "tell me about yourself" is the question every interview opens with — and the answer is your thread: who you are, what runs through everything you've done, and why it leads here. Miranda's career had three chapters that didn't obviously belong to the same book — until one evening at a kitchen table, with three headings and one honest question, turned sixteen years into one ninety-second answer. This is the story of the rehearsal that failed, the question beneath the question, and the interview that followed her map. RESOURCES MENTIONED Get the Job — Professional Self-Coaching for Job Interviews [https://school-of-worklife.myshopify.com/products/get-the-job?utm_source=copyToPasteBoard&utm_medium=product-links&utm_content=web] Tell the Three Stories That Reveal Your Professional Value, Character and Potential Work With Me [https://schoolofworklife.com/work-with-me-commissioned-learning-content-speaking-and-residencies/]: Commissioned learning resources, speaking engagements, and organisational partnerships. The stories I write are based on real WorkLife challenges, obstacles, failures and successes. Persons and companies portrayed in the stories are not based on real people or entities. Carmel O’ Reilly  schoolofworklife.com [http://schoolofworklife.com]  Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2564103/support]