10/21/2024

Supporting Your Introverts

Often, extroverts receive too much attention in organizations

This is a difficult time for introverts at organizations. Business literature celebrates the importance of teamwork over individual achievement, and 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’s a good message for the workers. But it’s 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.