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The words ‘introvert’ and ‘improvisation’ don’t naturally go together – do they? Surely you have to be an extrovert to walk out onto a stage,…
The idea of ‘quiet’ has very different associations for people – some of us crave it, while others seek to avoid it at all costs.…
Have you ever thought our Western culture is out of balance? You might think that it’s too male, too white, or too materialistic, for example.…
When put on the spot, I often struggle to describe clearly and concisely what introversion is really about, generally lurching off instead into a long-winded…
A friend of mine recently noticed that her employer had referred to her as a ‘quiet member of staff’ in a job reference he wrote…
Whilst doing a random introvert-related internet search, I came across a free online resource which I felt I had to share, because The Introverted Leadership…
Introverts’ and extroverts’ preferred communication styles are fundamentally different. If people don’t realise this, introvert-extrovert conversations can be fraught with potential misunderstandings, inaccurate assumptions and…
I recently did an interview for a job I could easily have got, but didn’t. The feedback given was that, all other things being equal…
Every Saturday morning I sit waiting for my son in the large, busy open-plan seating area of a music centre. It’s noisy and very public,…
Open plan offices make me angry – they are a disaster for introverts. Yet, in a time of budget cuts and belt-tightening, many organisations continue…