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Fascinating read! I've always considered myself very introverted, with the ability to appear extroverted when the need arises. But it was interesting understanding other introvert and extrovert traits and to see where I related to them. I knew introversion/extroversion was a spectrum, but I always mentally pictured my position on the scale as a slider on the horizontal line, but I found while reading this it was more like I had plotted data points at various positions along that line.
It was an empowering read, conveying the message that introverts have their own kind of strength and advantages in the workplace today.
The book did seem to jump around and cover quite a bit of ground, I was definitely interested the entire time and think it was good that we didn't linger too long or laboriously on a specific topic. My favourite sections were Pitfalls of the Extrovert Ideal, Introverts acting as Pseudo-Extroverts, In the Workplace, and Education and Child Development.
One of the early interesting insights that Cain shares from studies are that "introverts are better at leading proactive employees because they listen to and let them run with their ideas, while extroverts are better at leading passive employees because they have a knack for motivation and inspiration".
It was an empowering read, conveying the message that introverts have their own kind of strength and advantages in the workplace today.
The book did seem to jump around and cover quite a bit of ground, I was definitely interested the entire time and think it was good that we didn't linger too long or laboriously on a specific topic. My favourite sections were Pitfalls of the Extrovert Ideal, Introverts acting as Pseudo-Extroverts, In the Workplace, and Education and Child Development.
One of the early interesting insights that Cain shares from studies are that "introverts are better at leading proactive employees because they listen to and let them run with their ideas, while extroverts are better at leading passive employees because they have a knack for motivation and inspiration".