Quiet Is a Superpower

Chapter 24

MANAGING UP FOR INTROVERTS

CRAIG’S WORK TEAMMATES think of him as an indispensable person. His work is always well-thought-out, diligent, and task-oriented. He’s responsible for taking care of several important projects. Yet the more Craig works, the less he knows how to communicate with his boss. Sometimes, he thinks his boss is demanding way too much, to the point that the project becomes impossible. Sometimes Craig thinks his boss’s time constraints are too tightly scheduled, and Craig ends up having to submit a half-baked project. At other times, the budget isn’t large enough for the project. In the end, Craig has no choice but to settle for less, but each time, his compromised results always land him in the boss’s office to be ...