Reality T.V.- Korea comes calling
February 21, 2010
I love the universality of the introverted leadership theme. Language is no barrier when we strive to deepen our understanding of temperaments.
Tag: introvert
“Cool Coming Off As Cold” – Coaching Obama
February 7, 2010
I have been discussing the idea of the Perception Gap for a while now. Introverts often are misunderstood and considered aloof or disengaged when they don’t exude warmth. Newsweek’s writer, Jacob Weisberg, had an interesting take on President Obama’s temperament in the piece, Cool Coming Off As Cold and how this perception is becoming an issue for our President.
Being present with a lively pastor
January 16, 2010
Oh, you think just because I am a pastor, I just drink gingerale.” I want to be “politically correct,” was my retort. I think we included humor and quite bit of content in the 14 minute conversation.
Acceptance
January 12, 2010
Peter is an older man who puts one foot in front of the other as he sweeps the street each morning near the local school. I have seen him each December on my daily walks on this small island tucked away in the blue seas of the Caribbean. As drivers go to work, they give him a slight horn “toot” in their morning meet and greet. Peter looks up and responds with a gentle nod of the head. He then goes back to his task – walking the same steps ever
Booking It
December 8, 2009
I am taking a short break from blogging/tweeting/facebooking/texting and email. Actually am welcoming the chance to reading non work books – a bio of FDR, a memoir by speaker and coach, Shirley Garrett – A Tap Water Girl in a Bottled Water World and Sara Gruen’s Water for Elephants.
An Introvert Asks: How Do I Get People to Hear Me At Meetings?
November 24, 2009
“An Introvert Asks How Do I Get People to Hear Me At Meetings? “After a seminar I did last week for Execunet, I received many questions – some of which I am still responding to (Thank you listeners!) After responding to this question I decided to post it on Linked In and thought the answers were terrific. Ask and ye shall receive. They range from the standard, (“Go to Toastmasters”) to the old teacher trick of waiting until everyone is quiet to strut your stuff.
Women – we have come a long way!
October 14, 2009
Early in the 1960s, a freelance writer from New York, traveling to Boston to interview a psychologist for a book she was working on, stopped by the Ritz-Carlton Hotel and ordered a drink at the bar. “We do not serve women,” the bartender said, and whisked her off to a little lounge off the women’s restroom, where he brought her the whiskey sour.
Look Back and Learn
September 25, 2009
I ran a leadership program with a group of Public Affairs pros today. One introverted leader shared how his team had learned from a recent situation.
What Can We Learn From the Bad Job Market?
August 26, 2009
I really do think there is going to be fallout as far as the way people manage their careers, particularly when you’ve been laid off. It changes you in very significant ways,” says Jennifer Kahnweiler, an Atlanta-based executive coach and founder off AboutYOU, Inc..