Calling all the Quiet Leaders
Calling all the Quiet Leaders of the world…
It’s time for you to believe in yourself, know and own your strengths, and step forward. The world needs you more than ever.
As an introvert, or a person with a quieter nature, you may have felt inadequate, unfit to lead, or that you won’t be listened to. Perhaps you feel that others see you as too quiet, reserved, socially withdrawn or even aloof. Maybe you’ve been racked by self-doubt, unsure of your own leadership abilities, worried that others don’t see you as a leader, or feel exhausted with the expectations around human interaction required to lead.
What you may not realise is just how powerful you are, and that your natural strengths are exactly what the world is calling out for, right now.
You see, many of us ‘grew-up’ in cultures where the accepted model of a natural leader was of someone who needed to be out there, leading from the front, bold, combative, a ‘winner’. We’ve been told to ‘raise our profiles’, ‘make ourselves heard’. If that wasn’t our style, then we didn’t look, sound and feel like ‘leadership material’.
The thing is, the business world is more dynamic, uncertain, multicultural, unpredictable and complex than ever before. This requires leaders who create and use time to think deeply before making big decisions. It needs leaders to listen more than they speak in order to gather different perspectives. The ability to see the big picture, recognise patterns, be constantly learning and keep a cool head are also key ingredients for success in this environment. If you are of a naturally quieter disposition, some or all of these attributes are likely to sound familiar.
This is exactly why it is your time to recognise, embrace and strengthen the valuable talents you were born with and confidently make the transformation from surviving to thriving,
The intention here is not to suggest that introverts are better leaders than extroverts. There are many great extroverted leaders and bad introverted leaders. However, there is a common misconception that leaders need to be noisy, dominating, decisive and bold. Indeed, this false belief lives most commonly in the heads of the Quiet Leaders themselves. The feeling of being an impostor is most commonly found amongst introverts, who often question their value and how they compare to the stereotypical leader. Tragically, this can result in many potentially wonderful leaders failing to get into the right positions, holding themselves back and therefore failing to deliver the value of their potential.
Well, no more. The world needs you, Quiet Leader. You can become a source of quiet strength, enabling others to grow, develop, shine and deliver. Now is your time to proudly own your style, develop and nurture it based on your signature strengths. You are what the world needs. It’s your time to thrive and provide your value to the world.
If Albert Einstein, Bill Gates, Al Gore, Marissa Mayer, Abraham Lincoln, Warren Buffet, Mahatma Gandhi, Hillary Clinton, Michael Jordan, Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak and Nelson Mandela can thrive as introverts, then so can you!
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