A particular survey conducted by usatoday revealed that 65 percent of executives think that introversion is an impediment to leadership. On first glance, the popular concept of leadership would necessitate public speaking and networking skills, thus positioning leadership within the bounds of extroversion. However, on the said survey, it was found out that 40 percent of the survey takers are actually introverts, and that they merely adapt to the demands of the situation in order to perform leadership. And if you are an introvert, and wanting to start your own business, here below are some facts, as discussed in entreprenuer that you should know about.
Introverts are prudent
Thomas Aquinas, a great philosopher, would rank prudence as the first cardinal virtue that concerns the intellect. Quoting Aristotle, Aquinas would say that prudence is "right reason applied to action." With this, an introvert would likely ask whether such thing or action to be taken is certain or not, while an extrovert would simply do such particular thing. Having the idea of how an introvert would likely decide somehow removes the awkwardness during decision making. Though taking risk is needed in a business, it would not hurt to apply prudence from time to time, especially concerning resources.
Introverts learn by listening
Compared to others who are more to chit-chatting during social gatherings, an introvert would listen intently and internalize before they speak. They are not actually thinking while others are talking, rather they are listening in order to know what to say after.
Introverts leverage their quiet nature
Most introverts seldom talk, but they would surely take the crowd's attention when they talk. It is during that particular moment that introverts manifests their power of presence, by speaking calmly and deliberately they actually own the moment, thus translating into a positive perception.
Introverts are comfortable working alone
This characteristic of an introvert would sometimes pay-off. For even when you have a partner while working on a project or a business, time will come that you will be alone. To somehow put things into perspective, Apple's co-founder Steve Wozniak has this to say, "Most inventors and engineers I have met are like me -- they're shy and they live in their heads. They work best when they are alone, and can control an invention's design. I'm going to give you some advice that might be hard to take: work alone. You're going to be able to design revolutionary products and features."
Being an introvert is not a sign of weakness or even a legitimate mark of poor leadership. Knowing who you are and what you are capable of makes the difference. Knowing how to adjust and when adjust makes leadership a bit smooth and relatively easy to handle.
