Category: Reflections
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What Luxury Brands Teach Us About Human Nature
Human beings are herd animals. We live in groups, constantly negotiating our place within them, reading subtle cues about status, belonging, and influence. In that environment, it is unsurprising that we develop symbols—visible shortcuts that communicate position without the need for constant assertion. Why fight to prove you are at the top of the group…
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The colleague I hated (and what she taught me about workplace conflict)
I remember the first time I genuinely disliked someone at work. I can’t even remember her name now. It might have been Amanda. We met at Air Force recruit training, where she had the bed next to mine in the barracks. We couldn’t have been more different. I thought she was stuck up and unkind.…
