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SPEAK UP! A GUIDE FOR INTROVERTS
It happens time and time again: I’ll meet with a potential client or mentee with a home-run résumé, an ironclad project plan, or an idea that will actually save the world. And yet her (and usually it’s “her”) demeanor belies all of that brilliance. Introversion is real, and while I’ve always been blessed with the gift (sometimes curse) of talking and socializing, some of the most effective and powerful partners and clients I’ve had have been introverts. How is that possible? If you’re not the kind of person to walk over to Marc Benioff and ask him for a job or tell him about your new patent—or get excited by the buzz of a 200-person cocktail party in a ballroom—you can still be an effective connector and have ...
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