{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1","title":"Stephen Braunius","home_page_url":"https://stephen.braunius.org","feed_url":"https://stephen.braunius.org/json/","description":"<p>Seek | Do | Share</p><p>I have always loved to learn new things and put that knowledge to use. 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Give people the chance to stop and write down their ideas when gathered as a group</li>\n<li>forget networking – focus on service</li>\n<li>restore quiet to your culture – invite the still small voice</li>\n<li>rethink what makes a “natural” leader – not just extroverts - level 5 leaders (Jim Collins): fiercely devoted to companies AND shy, quiet, soft-spoken, low-key</li>\n<li>What to do? - groom an “unlikely” leader</li>\n<li>find your complement (another person who is good at things that you are not)</li>\n<li>find a role model</li>\n<li><a href=\"http://www.quietrev.com\">http://www.quietrev.com</a></li>\n<li>Take a step inward and think about what is in your suitcase – introverts should occasionally take them out and share with the world</li>\n<li>“May you have the courage to speak softly”</li>\n</ul><p><em>Categories: Leadership · Originally published on stephen.braunius.org</em></p>","content_text":"2014-08-14 2:12 PM\n\n½ to 1/3 of the population is introverted\n\nHarness the power of introvers as well as extroverts\n\nAre you an introvert or an extrovert? - how do you feel after two hours at a fun party? - energized – extrovert\n\ntired – introvert\n\nIntroverts have nervous systems that have a heightened atunement to stimulation\n\nloud background noise is good for extroverts and not introverts\n\ncreate environments that support people’s unique needs\n\n“The wind howls but the mountain remains still” Confusion saying\n\nthere is a love and attraction when introverts and extroverts are together\n\nRethink innovation and idea sharing - creativity: mix of introvert AND extrovert\n\nindividuals provide more and better ideas than groups together\n\nConformity – what to do? - stop the madness of constant group work – use a hybrid approach that allows for solitude. Give people the chance to stop and write down their ideas when gathered as a group\n\nforget networking – focus on service\n\nrestore quiet to your culture – invite the still small voice\n\nrethink what makes a “natural” leader – not just extroverts - level 5 leaders (Jim Collins): fiercely devoted to companies AND shy, quiet, soft-spoken, low-key\n\nWhat to do? - groom an “unlikely” leader\n\nfind your complement (another person who is good at things that you are not)\n\nfind a role model\n\nhttp://www.quietrev.com\n\nTake a step inward and think about what is in your suitcase – introverts should occasionally take them out and share with the world\n\n“May you have the courage to speak softly”\n\nCategories: Leadership · Originally published on stephen.braunius.org","date_published":"2014-08-14T16:00:00.000Z","date_modified":"2026-10-28T20:32:02.945Z","_microfeed":{"slug":"session-3a-the-power-of-introverts-susan-cain","authors":[{"name":"Stephen Braunius","type":"Person"}],"web_url":"https://stephen.braunius.org/i/session-3a-the-power-of-introverts-susan-cain/","json_url":"https://stephen.braunius.org/i/p82gWUqQBWk/json/","rss_url":"https://stephen.braunius.org/i/p82gWUqQBWk/rss/","guid":"http://stephen.braunius.org/session-3a-the-power-of-introverts-susan-cain/","status":"published","date_published_short":"Thu Aug 14 2014","date_published_ms":1408032000000}}],"_microfeed":{"publisher":{"name":"Stephen Braunius","type":"Person","url":"https://stephen.braunius.org"},"authors":[{"name":"Stephen Braunius","type":"Person"}],"microfeed_version":"1.0.13","base_url":"https://stephen.braunius.org","categories":[],"subscribe_methods":[{"name":"RSS","type":"rss","url":"https://stephen.braunius.org/rss/","image":"https://stephen.braunius.org/assets/brands/subscribe/rss.png","enabled":true,"editable":false,"id":"3ruTYsoZVaf"},{"name":"JSON","type":"json","url":"https://stephen.braunius.org/json/","image":"https://stephen.braunius.org/assets/brands/subscribe/json.png","enabled":true,"editable":false,"id":"5nhVQKje4_K"}],"description_text":"Seek | Do | Share\nI have always loved to learn new things and put that knowledge to use. 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