Do you sit in your leadership team meetings observing and reflecting as many introverts tend to do? Only speaking when you have something valuable to contribute? Not just speaking for speaking sake. Do you think to yourself that people are questioning why you are even there because they think you don’t have much to say? Speaking in …
Empathy is known to be the ability to put yourself in another person’s shoes and to get an understanding of what is going on for them and what their perspective is. It is beneficial for understanding why people are the way that they are and why they act and behave the way that they do. …
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The announcement recently that Jacinda Ardern was resigning as Prime Minister for New Zealand has been met with both positive and negative responses. Citing her reasons for resigning as being due to having no fuel left in her tank, some of the online responses to this have been disappointing. Like with any politician, some people …
A Lesson in Burnout from Jacinda Ardern’s Resignation for Introverted Women Leaders Read More »
The festivities are all over and maybe you’re suffering the consequences of overindulgence from the past few weeks, possibly regretting eating that last mince pie or two. Not only do you have that to contend with, but you also might be feeling like you have to drag yourself out of bed on these cold, dark …
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As we draw close to the end of 2022, if you are taking time off during the festive period, make sure you practice self-care, and make time for self-reflection. Self-care and self-reflection are not just for this time of year, it should be something that is practised all year round. For many women, this is …
Introverted Women Leaders I Need Your Help, Plus Reflections for the Christmas Period Read More »
Given that many workplaces favour extraversion, some introverted women leaders think that they have to put on an extroverted persona if they are to be taken seriously as leaders and get ahead. Whilst this may (or may not) get them the results that they want, it can take its toll. When we put on a …
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10 Misconceptions About Introversion When I shared a post 10 Misconceptions About Introversion on LinkedIn and mentioned how misconceptions about introversion can create an unfavourable bias toward introverted leaders, it sparked an interesting conversation in the comments. The 10 misconceptions were: 1.     Introverts are shy. 2.     Introverts lack self-confidence. 3.     Introverts are socially awkward. 4.     Introverts are socially …
Meetings… interviews… brainstorming… networking… and more… Many of our workplaces are unfavourably biased towards introversion and extroversion is seen as the ideal. It’s often the case that the ones who ‘shout’ the loudest are the ones who get heard, get the recognition, get the reward, and get ahead. Whilst the quieter ones get overlooked. Research …
Introverts of LinkedIn: Changing the Narrative About Introversion in the Workplace Read More »
This month alone we have seen 3700 job losses and a reported 4400 contract workers cut at Twitter, 11,000 job losses at Meta, and this week it was reported that Amazon is planning to lay off 10,000 employees. It’s not just the tech industry that is affected by job losses, we are seeing it in …
I get asked many questions on the topic of introversion either through this newsletter, DMs and emails, as well as the talks, workshops, and webinars that I deliver. Questions range from leading as an introverted woman (or man), leading introverts, making the workplace more inclusive for introverts, overcoming imposter syndrome when introverted, and much more. …
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