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Introverts Quietly Can Make An Impact

July 9, 2009

Introverts quietly can make big impact
By Laura Raines
For the AJC
Sunday, June 21, 2009
At age 12, Bob Goodyear, now a technical product manager for global software and services corporation Symantec, had to research careers and write a report about one he’d like to do.

He skimmed past booklets on doctors and lawyers to find one on computer programmers. He was excited to find a career where he didn’t have to work with people.

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“I could work with something that didn’t talk back,” he said. “Do you think that was a clue that I’m an introvert?”

If not, his reaction to the college curriculum for computer science should have been. He had no problem with the calculus and physics. The public speaking course terrified him. In time, Goodyear made the transition from programming to a high-profile product management position where he presents at conferences a

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Bias Againist Introverts

June 1, 2009

I met a very extroverted guy on line waiting at my local coffee shop. We started making conversation and the discussion moved to my fave topic  – introverts and extroverts…

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Try “Brainwriting” for a change

April 26, 2009

Want to get both the introverts and extroverts in the room to contribute thoughtful responses? Try taking a break from talking out ideas and switch to writing them down. The…

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Is the president an introvert?

April 15, 2009

President Obama an introvert? Note what he tells Ed Henry of CNN at his recent press conference. ” I like to know what I am talking about before I…

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To Tweet or Not To Tweet

April 14, 2009

My early adopter friends have been using Twitter for a while and I know I will be moving into the fray soon. Have started to hear about some valuable connections, job opportunities and “inside scoops” on companies. Do you think extroverts and introverts differ in how(and even if) they are twittering

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Do We Have To Talk Out Everything?

March 22, 2009

Two introverted participants in a recent communications seminar told me how frustrated they both were. What about? It turns out their company wants them to “talk out” project ideas to a variety of people outside their internal group. This is the new expectation in their culture – that they float ideas in the early stages. These introverted leaders are concerned that this reluctance to carefully think through ideas before sending them half baked into the “corporate universe”results in lower quality output.

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Are You On A News Diet ?

March 10, 2009

I know more people are taking in less news. They say that it is simply too depressing, too toxic and generally “a downer” in this economy.  I am a news junkie and I…

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