Remote Work and the Coronavirus
March 1, 2020
With the coronavirus impacting business, many organizations have moved to remote work. The “WFH’ or Work From Home option is now becoming more of an imperative than another workplace…
Tag: introvert
Introvert-Friendly Workplaces – Why They’re So Important
February 3, 2020
The following is an excerpt from my book, Creating Introvert-Friendly Workplaces: How to Unleash Everyone’s Talent and Performance. I was teaching a week-long leadership class for 30 engineers from…
5 Steps You Can Take to Make Your Team Meetings Introvert-Friendly
January 6, 2020
One measure of an effective team is that it satisfies member needs. Along the same vein, management guru and prolific author, Patrick Lencioni has discussed the meaning of team…
Unplugged Discussion on Being an Introverted Leader
September 8, 2019
What are the challenges of being an introverted leader? That’s exactly what we discussed when I visited Outset Medical, a fast growing, pioneering medical technology company that is reimagining…
Video: Introverts vs Extroverts
July 28, 2019
I love videos of introverts and extroverts that make me smile AND nail home points. A few years ago, I posted this amusing BuzzFeed video highlighting the differences between…
How To Deliver Bad News in a Positive Way
June 16, 2019
Guest Post by Dianna Booher Introverts often prefer communicating through writing. Sometimes leaders must take a position or summarize a verbal presentation over email. When this is bad news,…
The Quiet Leadership Speaker Who Stunned the Crowd
May 23, 2019
In the last few days, we have learned more about Robert F. Smith, leadership speaker and Austin billionaire who quietly announced at the 2019 Morehouse College commencement that he…
Why I Am a Big Fan of Techies
May 12, 2019
I am a big fan of techies. Yet it makes no sense at all. From my earliest school days, I suffered from math anxiety. I still do. Ms. Walsh,…
3 Reasons Introvert / Extrovert Partners Butt Heads
April 28, 2019
We live in a divided world. An estimated 50 percent of people fall on either the introvert or extrovert side of the spectrum. With those odds, chances are that…