Eleanor Roosevelt Mahatma Gandhi Abraham
Lincoln what do these people have in
common well each was a universally
recognized leader
they've all been louder they're people
skills and incredible talent and they
all had an especially pretty natural
knack for diplomacy combining groups of
people that in many cases didn't really
good along and each was an introvert
yes well casters today we've got another
myers-briggs episode for you if you
don't know what the heck we're talking
about click over here today we're going
to dispel the myth that introverts can't
be great leaders and show you
introverted qualities that successful
leaders of all myers-briggs types should
have really the best thing any leader
can do is capitalize on their individual
strengths as Susan Cain says in quiet
the power of introverts in a world that
can't stop talking in the long run
staying true to your temperament is the
key to finding work you love and work
that matters it's a common misconception
than only extroverts make for natural
leaders but in fact introverts have
certain innate strengths that also lend
themselves to excellent leadership one
introverts think before they speak often
conflicts between a lot of people are
only made worse by the fact that
everyone is talking and nobody's
listening when this happens most
soft-spoken people sometimes the people
with the most valid opinions by the way
are lost in the din introverted leaders
however tend to first contemplate all
sides of the argument giving everyone a
chance to express their point of view
before forming an opinion too introverts
make an effort to play substance over
personality let's face it extroverts
love people and they love meeting new
people and hanging out with large groups
of people and that means they're more
susceptible to make judgements based on
charisma and personality I really like
that guy
you might hear an extrovert say he seems
like a lot of fun and reports are more
likely to judge a person or a situation
based on objective demanding criteria
we'll defer to a particularly effective
introvert president Abe Lincoln who
after taking office actually hired his
political rivals to be on his cabinet
these people had frankly not said
anything nice about him while he was on
the campaign trail but Lincoln put aside
his personal feelings to concentrate on
the larger issue at hand
three introverts are great at
anticipating and reacting to change
introverts tend to live in a world of
possibility the energy that they don't
always expend talking and socializing
they put in the introspection imagining
the ways in which a certain situation
might unfold weighing decisions
contemplating the consequences of
certain incidents when plans change
introverts are often equipped for what
comes next
this is why there are great introverted
leaders in the tech world where the
ability to pivot as they say is a huge
asset and Hey look no further than
introverted business tycoons Warren
Buffett and Bill Gates these guys built
their careers on anticipating what's
next for focus is everything introverts
aren't easily distracted in fact they're
more likely to devote their undivided
attention to a project whereas
extroverts are often plagued by what's
been called oh what's that syndrome
whatever the project a leader needs to
keep his team on task not lead them from
objective to objective without seeing
each task through to completion to recap
if you're an introvert it's not always
easy to live in an extroverts world but
did you know that you have some awesome
qualities that make you a great leader
okay for one you listen instead of
talking which I can do and you carefully
wait others opinions before you make
your own decision you're less likely to
be swayed by charisma you're better at
being prepared for their unexpected
situations and you aren't easily
distracted from your goals keep this in
mind introvert
and extroverts alike the best way to
lead is to know and play to your
strengths
ah well that's all for me today well
casters would you do me a kindness
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