27 Mar 2012
In an increasingly social world, watch author Susan Cain as she argues that we undervalue the power of the introvert at our peril. How can organisations ensure that the best ideas dominate, rather than those of the most vocal and assertive people?
Susan Cain is in conversation with Jon Ronson, journalist, humourist and documentary maker.
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Jean-Marc Le Tissier - 12 May 2012 10:30am
Although the introvert-extrovert distinction is not new, and indeed loudly proclaimed (!) by well-intentioned management trainers and psychologists, it is also true that this awareness has had little impact on the daily work-lives of many. Somewhat ironically, facilitators of creative thinking do not always think creatively about alternatives to high-speed, high-volume, idea-generation and selection techniques. I attended this talk and valued the fact that Susan is not a pyschologist, trainer or similar but, in effect, an end user. Well-researched, but not academic, she is engaging and persuasive in a way that few are. Will workplaces change? I anticipate that many group brainstorming sessions will be organised to come up with suggestions!
Thomas54 - 18 Apr 2012 4:43pm
Surely this is nothing new. The entrovert/extrovert personality trait is well known in the business world. I worked for a U.S. corporate bank for several years (in the UK) and there seemed to be endless rounds of training and self-awareness courses around this topic.