06/12/2024

Supporting Your Introverts

Recognize how introverts excel in their jobs

This is a difficult time for introverts at organizations. Business literature celebrates the importance of teamwork over individual achievement; hybrid offices can make more reserved workers feel invisible. And sometimes, those who are treated that way are losing out on opportunities for promotions and other advancements.

"In today's competitive workplace, hard work isn't enough," executive coach Melody Wilding recently wrote in the Harvard Business Review. "You need to make sure your efforts are seen and acknowledged to unlock new opportunities and support."

That is a good message for the workers. But it is also a signal to you, as a leader, to make efforts to see the introverts on your staff, board and volunteer corps, since they often possess skills that are harder to find among other personality types.

Please select this link to read the complete article from Associations Now.