Stereotypes abound around introverts and extroverts-most of them are simply untrue.\u00a0 The stereotypes go too far in categorizing behaviors.\u00a0 Part of the issue flows from the Myers-Briggs and its binary assignment of introversion\/extroversion.\u00a0 You are simply one or the other\u2026completely, according to that tool (of which I am not a big fan).<\/p>\n
This article provides a succinct, accurate definition<\/a> based on Jung\u2019s work:<\/p>\n Shyness and being outgoing don\u2019t have anything to do with it; it\u2019s more about where we get our energy from. In fact, the differences are pretty simple:<\/p>\n That\u2019s it. There\u2019s nothing about shyness, being a homebody, or how adventurous you are. Both types can be social, both can creative, both can be leaders, and so on.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Remarkably simple, is it not?\u00a0 The binary issue still exists as there truly is a spectrum to introversion\/extroversion.\u00a0 People tend to vary, or move, between them.\u00a0 Jung called these people \u201cambiverts.\u201d This is key in leadership.\u00a0 People definitely have a preference and lean towards one side or the other.\u00a0 But rarely do you find someone who is categorically wired one way, though there are some.<\/p>\n I often tell leaders to focus on the energy of the salesperson.\u00a0 Some gain energy in the group while others lose it.\u00a0 Neither one is better, just be cognizant of the difference and you will be a more effective leader.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Stereotypes abound around introverts and extroverts-most of them are simply untrue.\u00a0 The stereotypes go too far in categorizing behaviors.\u00a0 Part of the issue flows from the Myers-Briggs and its binary assignment of introversion\/extroversion.\u00a0 You are simply one or the other\u2026completely, according to that tool (of which I am not a big fan). This article provides a succinct, accurate definition based on Jung\u2019s work: Shyness and being outgoing don\u2019t have anything to do with it; it\u2019s more about where we get our energy from. In fact, the differences are pretty simple: Introverts get exhausted by social interaction and need solitude to recharge. Extroverts get anxious when left alone and get energy… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"bgseo_title":"","bgseo_description":"","bgseo_robots_index":"","bgseo_robots_follow":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6,14,31],"tags":[903,340,1692,1667,1544,1708,1713],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5Oho-FO","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2592"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2592"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2592\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2594,"href":"https:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2592\/revisions\/2594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n