So what are those particular advantages
that many introverts in the workplace
seem to have? What are some of those
invaluable things that introverts bring to
their teams and organizations?


1. While they may not especially love
being in large, loud groups as much
as others, they’re generally very
good one-on-one.


2. They see things others can’t. They
think about things differently, which
allows them to see issues from different
angles and pick up different nuances and
dynamics.


3. They’re often wicked smart. Know
what they’re doing when they’re sitting
there not talking? They’re thinking.


4. They listen and observe well (even
if it might not look like it sometimes).
They listen. They observe. They
conceptualize. They reason. And the
whole time they’re doing that you may
think they’re in La-La Land.

An aside for the sake of illustrating what I
mean: I had a professor once a long time
ago who looked at me during a class,
stopped in the middle of her lecture, and
in front of God and everybody asked if I
was paying attention. “Yes. Why?” I
asked. “Well you’re just doodling in that
black notebook,” she said. “That is me
listening,” I said as I held up my little
book so she could see the ideas and
boxes and arrows and thoughts and
correlations and so on.

The point is that everyone listens and
absorbs differently. As folks talk, I’m
usually scribbling stuff down–thoughts,
ideas, follow-up questions, tangential
ideas I don’t want to forget, and so on.
I’m also connecting things (literally with
lines sometimes) and sort of putting it all
together visually into one, big, tangled
mess of ink that makes perfect sense to
only me. I do that so that I do make sure
I’m getting everything my teammates or
whoever else is saying.


5. They may bring an unorthodox
perspective. And you need that. I say
this a lot, but I’ll keep saying it: Why on
earth would you want a team full of
people who are wired the exact same
way? Don’t misunderstand. I’m not
discounting culture fit at all. But one of
those myths about culture is that
everyone has to express a shared value in
the same way. That’s just not the case.
Your fun won’t be my fun, and that’s
good! Your ideas won’t be my ideas, and
that’s great! Thank goodness for variety.
Thank goodness we’re not all “normal,” as
if there were any such thing.


6. Many introverts are able to
conceptualize and explain things in
ways that seem off at first, but
then….click. So wait for it. They may
take the scenic route, but they’re
probably going somewhere cool.


7. They’re self-reflective. They spend
lots of time looking inward, and as a
result they know themselves pretty well.
This one’s a double-edged sword of
course, since they can be painfully aware
of their own imperfections, both real and
imagined.


8. They tend to become passionate
experts in areas of particular interest
to them. When they’re passionate about
something–and yes, introverts are just as
passionate as anyone else–they’re going
to invest enormous amounts of mental,
emotional, and whatever other kind of
energy necessary to have a deep and
broad understanding of that thing. If you
listen to them talk about that thing for a
few seconds, you can hear it coming out.

Obviously there are more we could list,
but let’s hear from you! What other
advantages do introverts bring to teams
and organizations?

team introverts.

We rock

Quietly Dangerous, Decisively Perfect, Perfect Thinkers and Tactically Brave

..

Even when U ar a introvert.. Sometimes u always Wish u r an extrovert...

demmy0325:
Even when U ar a introvert.. Sometimes u always Wish u r an extrovert...

wait till they get to the disadvantages na

Intelligent and emotional,principled and shrewd

mor0ns, like being an introvert is now an award.?

ifex370:



wait till they get to the disadvantages na

.. Ok.. Like me.. Smtyms.. I alwyz wish i cud dance... Most introverts dnt....

dharay88:
mor0ns, like being an introvert is now an award.?

real introverts dont make noise, dey dont do ds shiiiit you bunch of fake ãss liars are doing here...mtcheeeeew

Even the dead knows you are lieing. ... #teamintroverts* less I forget to add introverts are extraordinary brilliant beings

Basildvalour:
Quietly Dangerous, Decisively Perfect, Perfect Thinkers and Tactically Brave

starlingslimnet:
Even the dead knows you are lieing. ... #teamintroverts* less I forget to add introverts are extraordinary brilliant beings

and I Neva said dey ain't extra brilliant or wah u call it.

dharay88:

and I Neva said dey ain't extra brilliant or wah u call it.

wah im sayin here is real introverts dont boast abt being one...dey dont make hell of a noise abt who dey are like u ppl are doin here.

Smh

Proud 2 b an introvert

missclasssy:
We rock

we r d best

Introverts are great cooks.

pretydiva:
we r d best

Yeah, we are

major466:
Introverts are great cooks.

10 gbosaa 4 u..oya chop knuckle u 2 mch