How to Give Negative Feedback for Leaders Who Find Doing So Challenging

I read an article on the Harvard Business Review website this week that stated women are 20% less likely to receive actionable feedback that can contribute to their performance and growth at work. The article states that managers are less likely to give women negative feedback because they are concerned of how they will respond. It linked to …

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Overcoming Energy Dips for Introverted Leaders

If too much social interaction during the working day, on top of your demanding role is overly stimulating you may start to feel ‘peopled out’, and experience what I call introvert drain.   As introverts we tend to lose energy when we spend lengthy periods around lots of people (extroverts on the other hand tend to …

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How Thought Leadership Can Help Introverted Leaders to Be More Visible

Thought leadership is a great way for introverted leaders to increase their visibility, raise their profile, and showcase their expertise. Because introverts typically don’t want to be in the spotlight, demonstrating their thought leadership is a good way for them to become widely known in their organisation and industry for their knowledge and expertise. If …

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Techniques for Introverted Leaders to Keep Their Communication to the Point and Not Ramble On in Meetings

In an ideal world everyone would be mindful of different thinking and communicating styles, and meetings would be more inclusive to accommodate them. But unfortunately, we don’t live in an ideal world and increasingly people want to consume information quicker and quicker. Some people become impatient in meetings with those who take longer to communicate …

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On the Spot Decision Making Tips for Introverted Leaders

Being put on the spot to make an important decision or express their point of view can be challenging for some introverted leaders. To other people this may seem like indecisiveness.  People need to have confidence in the decisions made by their leaders, and if a leader seems indecisive, it does not instil confidence in …

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