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What introverted leaders said about the challenges
of their own Self Perception
- “When I did the MBTI I was disappointed to learn that I was an introvert
because I had an attitude that introversion was not so good as
extroversion.”
- “For the first ten to fifteen years of my career... I assumed that people
were the same and so one used role models who tended to be
extroverted and found the world quite foreign although one assumed
that this was normal and coped.”
- “I think I was cruising partly because of my introversion, I find it
difficult to influence so I thought leadership and management were
difficult so I didn’t do it. The real issue was understanding how to lead
as an introvert.”
- “Because I only recently realised that I am an introvert, I've spent most
of my career so far with a clouded understanding of what is the 'real'
me. Sometimes I've had enough energy to cover up my natural
introversion with extrovert-type behaviour - but when that energy
burns up I've then tended to withdraw from things that I've started. I
think that my apparent dual-personality in this respect has been quite
confusing to other people as well, so that they never quite know where
to place me - and perhaps have not trusted me as much as they might.”
- “I think I spent a lot of time and energy earlier in my career thinking
about how I could be more extrovert.”
- “Overall I think my introversion may have affected my earlier career (in
my twenties/early thirties), as it probably contributed to lower levels of
confidence and issues around profile & visibility.”
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