The thoughtful, quiet approach of successful introverted leaders can lead to outstanding business results. Despite the bumpy economy, Nestlé said Friday that its nine-month sales rose 4.1% to about $85 billion. Pretty impressive.
At a recent meeting of the UPS Women’s Leadership Development Book Club, the new international editions of the IL (The Introverted Leader for those of you who are new…
There is nothing quite as nerve-racking as walking up to the stage to expose your every weakness, physical and mental, before an audience who is all too familiar with the repertoire. You think you will make a mistake, then you do, and everybody knows when it happened.
“They (Introverts) just didn’t place a larger weight on social stimuli than they did on any other stimuli, of which flowers are one example,” said.
“[This] supports the claim that introverts, or their brains, might be indifferent to people — they can take them or leave them, so to speak. The introvert’s brain treats interactions with people the same way it treats encounters with other, non-human information, such as inanimate objects for example,” Inna Fishman said.
They concluded that, “The results strongly suggest that human faces, or people in general, hold more significance for extroverts, or are more meaningful for them.”
When I point to well known introverted leaders, Warren Buffett is at the top of my list. One of the richest men in the world seems the most grounded…
If you’re intimidated at the prospect of a networking encounter, focus your attention on what’s important to the person you’re meeting. Your ability to listen and tune in to the other person will make a positive impression – and if the other person is an extrovert, you’ll be creating an opportunity for the extrovert to do what extroverts enjoy most – to talk!
When do you come up with your most creative ideas? If you are like me, it is NOT when you are sitting in meetings or parked on conference calls. .” All this forced collaboration gives us little time to pause and reflect. More likely, you are driving in the car, running on the treadmill, spacing out in the shower or even awake in the middle of the night. Introverted leaders embrace solitude and are energized by spending time alone.
I had the pleasure of meeting Wendy Gelberg, career coach and author of The Successful Introvert: How to Enhance Your Job Search and Advance Your Career, on my recent trip to Cambridge, MA. Wendy offered some tips for introverts that I know you will find useful.
More validation for introverted leaders playing to their strengths. In the Sunday NY Times piece “Rah Rah Isn’t For Everyone” Adam Bryant interviews introverted leader Jilly Stephens, Executive Director…
