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 …
You might think of bullying as something that just happens in the school playground, however, it is just as active in the workplace as it is in the playground. The prevalence of workplace bullying in both the UK and US is far too high. According to data from the CIPD, 15% of people have experienced it, …
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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One of the comments on my newsletter some time ago, stated that someone they knew had been told they would never be a leader because they were too kind. It took me back to my days as a leader in an organisation. Across the group, the business support function was short staffed. This was at …
Self-discovery is described as the process of acquiring insight into one’s own character. When we gain that insight, we can truly get to know ourselves, and be authentic and confident with who we are. It took me a long time to get to this, but about 10 years ago I was able to finally say …
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Feeling like a square peg in a round hole is a phrase that has come up in a number of coaching sessions recently. And there are many leaders beyond my clients that feel like this, who are not being their true selves. There is value in difference and having a diverse range of people in …
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 …
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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This week’s newsletter was inspired by a conversation I had last year with a client about leaders developing their personal brand and why this is important. By developing your personal brand, you can influence the perception other people have of you. It helps you to increase engagement, and to be more influential and impactful as …
Because of misconceptions about introversion, many people do not associate the term charismatic with introversion. But when it comes to senior leaders, is charisma needed? What is it about charisma and is it something lacking in all introverted leaders, or have misconceptions clouded peoples’ judgement? And if people are of the view that introverted leaders …
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