Introversion, WFH and the office

<h2>In this week’s show</h2> <ul> <li><strong>Leaders:</strong> Do they have to attend leaving parties?</li> <li><strong>Working from home, or the office, which is right?</strong></li> <li><strong>Question of the week:</strong> How to handle people who don’t want to go to drinks after work. Two articles linked to this answer are: <ul> <li><a href= "https://introvertinbusiness.co.uk/planning-parties-work-social-events-for-introverts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tips for planning work social events that are introvert friendly</a></li> <li><a href= "https://introvertinbusiness.co.uk/7-tips-introverts-survive-work-social-events/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tips for introverts to survive work social events</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>A discussion with Jim Culverwell:</strong> Jim is the premises mentor. He helps businesses get the right premises on the right terms for them. He has, naturally been very involved in the working from home / working from office issues; but from a different angle which I thought it would be good to explore. Contact Jim at <a href="https://culverwellconsulting.co.uk" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">https://culverwellconsulting.co.uk</a></li> </ul> <strong>My takeaways from the discussion were:</strong> <ul> <li>Both home working and office working have benefits, how do you get the best of both.</li> <li>The first imperative in the working from home v the office debate is what’s right for the business and the people, when doing the job they need to be doing.</li> <li>Office design is changing to allow more collaborative spaces and more quiet working spaces. Open place isn’t a good thing for many people who need to focus, especially introverts.</li> </ul> <p>What were your takeaways? Add to a discussion on the Facebook page <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/activateyourintrovert/">Activate Your Introvert</a></p> <p>What question would you like answered about introversion? Visit <a href= "http://ActivateYourIntrovert.co.uk">ActivateYourIntrovert.co.uk</a>  and let me know. I’ll an