{"id":3489,"date":"2016-09-04T21:24:34","date_gmt":"2016-09-04T18:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jedi-kids.ro\/?p=3489"},"modified":"2016-11-17T09:53:37","modified_gmt":"2016-11-17T09:53:37","slug":"introverts-extroverts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jedikids.ro\/site\/en\/introverts-extroverts\/","title":{"rendered":"Introverts and extroverts at work"},"content":{"rendered":"

The term\u00a0introvert <\/i>or extrovert <\/i>\u00a0<\/i>is often used inaccurately.<\/p>\n

Extroversion NOT<\/b> relates to how outgoing someone is.
\nIntroversion is NOT<\/b> the same as being shy.<\/p>\n

The terms introvert and extrovert were defined by psychologist Carl Jund in the early 20th<\/sup> century and are the base for the well known MBTI<\/a> personality type indicators. Carl Jung argued the extroverts are classified that way because that is how they behave most \u2013 not all \u2013 of the time. In truth, the majority of people score somewhere in the middle (are ambiverts<\/em>), and have some manifestations of extroversion or introversion some of the time<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Introverts<\/strong> (or those of us with introverted tendencies) tend to recharge by spending time alone. They lose<\/em> energy from being around people for long periods of time, particularly large crowds. Susan Cain defines introverts as \u201cmen of contemplation,\u201d who may enjoy the company of others, but are also comfortable with solitude. They are sensitive, contemplative, modest and calm, and spend a lot of time thinking and reflecting.\u00a0 They do their best work alone in quiet places.<\/p>\n

Extroverts<\/strong>, on the other hand, gain energy<\/em> from other people. Extroverts are \u201cmen of action\u201d, actually find their energy is sapped when they spend too much time alone.\u00a0 They gain energy from other people, are sociable, excitable and light-hearted. Unlike introverts, extroverts can tolerate a higher level of noise and work well collaboratively.<\/p>\n

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Studies published by Medical Daily,<\/a> show that we may look for similarity when choosing friends, partners, when we hire people, when we select leaders.\u00a0 We have the tendency to like people who are just like us, and this can be dangerous in a organization. Why? According to Quiet Leader<\/a>, here are some data (for U.S.) you can’t afford to ignore.<\/p>\n

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96% of the leaders self- identify as Extroverts.
\n50% workers that self-identify as Introverts.<\/p>\n

All this extrovert leaders will prefer the extrovert workers?! Can you afford to not promote diversity and\u00a0to keep under -utilizing your most important resource: your people?<\/p>\n

Let’s understand each other better have a look to introverts and extroverts strengths which can make a diverse team.<\/p>\n

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Top 3 introverts strengths:<\/p>\n