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How can introverts lead amid the “new normal” of working and taking classes virtually as companies and schools adjust to COVID-19? I’m back with Heidi K. Brown, a Brooklyn Law School professor, to explore this more. (more…)
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In Part 1 and Part 2 of this series, Adam S. McHugh, author of The Listening Life(as well as Introverts in the Church), shares important insights for transforming how you listen – both to others as well as yourself. In this final part of the series, McHugh lays out his thoughts on challenges and opportunities for introverts as listeners. (more…)
How does the new generation of workers transform itself into leaders? In her new book, Becoming the Boss, Lindsey Pollak offers Generation Y readers advice to help them grow from team members to leaders not only in the organizations they work for or the startups they run, but also personally, in managing their own careers. Pollak is here to share some of that advice, with special angles for introverts.
When you think of diversity and inclusion, accepting people of different races, religions, cultures, and gender orientations might come to mind. However, another important aspect of diversity is also accepting people of different personality types—and learning to work well with and manage people whose styles are different from your own. (more…)
I first met Susan Cain a half a dozen years ago when she took a Self-Promotion for Introverts® workshop I gave at New York University. A mutual colleague, Ben Dattner, Ph.D., connected me and Cain because we were both writing books for and about introverts. Mine, Self-Promotion for Introverts®: The Quiet Guide to Getting Ahead, came out in 2009 (and contains tips from Cain about salary negotiation). Cain’s, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, took the world by storm in 2012 when she started an introvert revolution and commanded the stage in her soft-spoken way at a TED talk. She is with us today, on the first anniversary of her book release, to answer my questions about what it’s like for a card-carrying introvert to be thrust into the limelight. (more…)
“Do you ever worry that you’re too quiet or shy to succeed in the professional world?” asks Jennifer Berry in her Yahoo! Education story, “Best Careers for Quiet People.” Berry explores six occupations you can succeed at if you’re more of a “workhorse” than a “show horse.” She interviewed me for the article; as a business communication coach who thrives on quiet conversation and deep strategy sessions to help clients, I was happy to share my insights. Why not celebrate your quiet strengths and choose a career path that fits your personality—authentically and powerfully?
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ntroverts are in. Or at least we’re becoming better understood—and learning more to use our quiet energy to our advantage. In a recent story for Inc.com, Jessica Stillman praises Susan Cain’s ubiquitous Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking—which people can’t seem to stop talking about! “From a Time cover story to a New York Times Sunday Review piece by Cain, the topic of how our society undervalues introverts and the needs of those with a quieter disposition has been making frequent appearances in the media lately,” says Stillman. (more…)
Is it time for you to run your own business? Let’s say you dream of making a fortune manufacturing whizbang gizmos to make millions of lives easier. Or maybe you would be happier with something more pedestrian like running a dog grooming business or offering consulting services on your area of expertise. (more…)