Introverts in Business: Being Quietly Successful
Alen Mayer
- This
- book
- explains
- how
- many
- introverts
- succeeded
- despite
- the
- odds,
- and
- how
- you
- can
- succeed
- in
- business
- too.For
- Introverted
- Team
- Members:
- How
- to
- Deal
- With
- Power-hungry
- Extroverts
For
- Managers:
- How
- to
- Create
- A
- Cohesive
- Team
- of
- Extroverts
- and
- Introverts
For
- Leaders:
- Why
- Introverts
- Make
- Exceptional
- CEOs
For
- Entrepreneurs:
- Strategies
- for
- Networking,
- Social
- Functions
- and
- Contact-to-Client
- ConversionWhat
- is
- in
- the
- book?
A
- rational
- no-nonsense
- practical
- approach
- to
- business
- communication18
- Myths
- and
- Truths
- About
- Introverts
- in
- Business
Extroverts’
- perception
- of
- introverts
- is
- based
- on
- some
- pervasive
- and
- faulty
- myths,
- like
- introverts
- can’t
- make
- quick,
- bold
- decisions
- or
- introverts
- don’t
- participate;
- they
- are
- not
- good
- team
- players,
- or
- introverts
- never
- show
- initiative.Dealing
- With
- Power-hungry
- Extroverts
Some
- people
- dominate,
- manipulate
- and
- steamroll
- their
- way
- loudly
- through
- the
- corporate
- ranks.
- There
- are
- ways
- to
- temper
- their
- obnoxious
- ways
- so
- you
- can
- not
- only
- coexist,
- but
- cooperate.Handling
- Confrontations
- With
- Extroverts
Approaching
- the
- other
- person
- with
- brandished
- swords
- will
- only
- lead
- to
- escalation.
- That’s
- not
- the
- introverted
- way,
- of
- course,
- but
- be
- sure
- that
- you
- don’t
- fall
- into
- the
- trap
- of
- allowing
- your
- emotions
- to
- escalate
- if
- you
- are
- attacked
- personally.Creating
- a
- Cohesive
- Team
- of
- Extroverts
- and
- Introverts
As
- a
- manager,
- you
- want
- to
- get
- the
- most
- out
- of
- your
- team:
- performance,
- happiness,
- motivation
- and
- team
- spirit.
- How
- do
- you
- create
- a
- team
- that
- plays
- to
- both
- your
- extroverts’
- and
- introverts’
- needs?
- And
- if
- you’re
- an
- introverted
- manager,
- how
- do
- you
- handle
- the
- constant
- barrage
- of
- interruptions
- and
- requests
- for
- direction?Why
- Introverts
- Make
- Exceptional
- CEOs
At
- the
- highly
- experienced,
- polished
- level
- of
- CEO,
- it’s
- difficult
- to
- discern
- who
- is
- an
- introvert
- and
- who
- is
- an
- extrovert.
- Introverts
- have
- mastered
- some
- key
- extrovert
- tactics.
- The
- real
- secret
- is
- that
- many
- greatly
- successful
- people
- have
- simply
- learned
- to
- work
- with
- what
- they
- have,
- adapt
- and
- yes,
- play
- the
- part.Faking
- Extroversion
- and
- Other
- Uncomfortable
- but
- Extremely
- Effective
- Ways
- of
- Coping
Learn
- how
- to
- interrupt;
- how
- to
- be
- extra
- friendly
- (in
- small
- doses);
- how
- to
- communicate
- your
- value
- more;
- and
- how
- to
- make
- more
- of
- an
- effort
- to
- socialize
- but
- manage
- those
- social commitments.
