by Anne Wilson | Aug 26, 2024 | Career Development
Status matters to everyone. To belong is a fundamental part of being human. To feel connected, to be appreciated and validated by others is essential to both your physical and emotional wellbeing. Why is status so important? In ‘The Status Game: On Social...
by Anne Wilson | May 17, 2022 | Gender Equality
Universities love a meeting – I cannot even begin to count the hours I have spent in them. They are so routinised that most of us just turn up, inured to the hours they take of our time and treat them as business-as-usual. Yet meetings provide great...
by Anne Wilson | Mar 8, 2022 | Career Development
I recently discovered Will Storr’s ‘The Status Game: On Social Position and How We use It’. The book provides valuable insights into the reasons we all play status games. The author explores the considerable benefits status confers and the sometimes...