by Lynette | Jun 15, 2019
According to figures collected by Myers-Briggs over a ten-year period, introverts are roughly 51% of the population. Interestingly enough, they constitute about 15% of leaders at the lowest levels, such as supervisors, and about 2% at the top (CEOs). Does this...
by Lynette | Apr 10, 2019
While CEOs everywhere are reporting that their biggest headache is finding leaders to implement strategy, there are quiet, hidden leaders working away in their organizations, influencing those around them, supporting – or sabotaging – change initiatives....
by Lynette | Feb 27, 2019
After a talk I gave at a conference, a manager approached me to ask, “How do you do teambuilding with introverts?” Since, in the eyes of many people, “team building for introverts” is an oxymoron, I was curious as to what she had in mind, and suggested we meet later...
by Lynette | Sep 12, 2016
Hello, Extrovert Leaders! How are you? I’d love to meet you in person, but I seldom have the chance. You see, I give talks on how organizations are overlooking and under-utilizing the people who are generally called introverts, whom I call “quietly brilliant.”...
by Lynette | Jul 22, 2016
I hear it over and over again: “I can’t network. I’m an introvert.” “I don’t know what to say.” “I don’t want to brag.” A lot of people don’t like networking, but the bulk of them seem to be introverts. I’m an introvert, too, and I’m also an entrepreneur, having...
by Lynette | Nov 23, 2015
When you hire a business coach and develop a program or product, the first marketing instructions you get will probably be something like this: “Contact your friends, send them a warm letter, offer them your services or product, and ask them if they know people who...