introvert

What Story Are You Telling Yourself About Being an Introvert?

Are you labeling yourself without realizing it? On a recent podcast, I talked about being an introvert and how I embraced that label. Although it seemed like a good thing at the time, I may have leaned on that label a bit too much. Assessments I first learned about being an introvert when I took the Meyers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) assessment. My experience with this assessment was quite a few years ago, and at that time, I had no…
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Monday Morning Leadership Q&A – 3/5/18

Client Question: “I am wondering if I can be a successful leader, even though I am an introvert?” You can absolutely be successful as an introvert. Being introverted doesn’t mean that you can’t do all the same things that extroverts do, but you may do it differently. Extroverts are energized by being around people all the time and thrive on it. Introverts on the other hand can be around people for awhile, but then they need to have some time away…
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Authenticity in Leadership: Why Being True to Yourself Matters

Are you being an authentic leader? When you are leading from an authentic place, people will naturally gravitate to you. They want to work with you or work for you and be on your team. They trust you and see that you are genuine. This type of leadership translates to sharing information with each other at a deeper level. Finding ways to connect with each other beyond a superficial level brings a team closer together and increases their performance to phenomenally higher rates. They…
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What Choice Will You Make?

You may not consciously think about it, but you have choices that you making every day. Taking the opportunity to consider how you respond is important. How you respond to things creates a perception about you to others. Imagine this scenario happens to you… Your wake up to your alarm going off and as you turn it off on your phone, you notice a bunch of new texts. The phone was on do not disturb, so you didn’t get notified….
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Believe in Yourself to Achieve Success 🌟

Are you ready for the next step in your career? How do you know? Assess yourself in the following areas and determine if you have what is needed to achieve success: Capabilities Skills Experiences Knowledge Mindset Leaders who want to move up in their career tend to look at the top four areas on this list, but may not consider the last one. Do they have the right mindset in place to achieve the success that they want? We have…
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