Positive Approaches to Managing Your Profile

• managing your visibility so that you can achieve it in relatively short bursts, building in ‘quiet time’ to reflect and re-energise
  
  
• entering into a ‘role’ when there is a need to be visible: this need not necessarily be ‘acting extrovert’
  
  
• ensuring that you have prepared in advance and know what you are talking about when you have to meet groups of people
  
  
• using humour appropriately to relax the tension
  
  
• being prepared to stay out of the limelight until it is the best moment to step into it - this minimises the energy drain of exposure while maximising the value gained from it
  
  
• showcasing the outputs of the team and the organisation rather than trying to boost your own profile in isolation
  
  
• engaging with colleagues on a one-to-one basis - rather than with everyone at once
  
  
• being open about your introversion and explaining what it means.