The Rest is Work

Feb 19 2024 34 ep. 10 mins 1
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Ciarán Fenton is a leadership consultant, board facilitator, and author focused on helping people find peace - even joy - in their working lives "most Mondays". The Rest is Work is a series of short podcasts on every aspect of work: the executive and main boards who control our working lives but whose working lives are often less than peaceful, how we can better manage our relationships at work and the business of our careers. His new focus on peace and joy at work, which he feels is achievable "most Mondays", follows his recent lengthy chemotherapy process for cancer. He’s now in remission.

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