Pessimists, Introverts and Business
Business is for the optimistic, extroverted and hard-nosed. So the story goes. Problem is, the story is wrong. At least, that is, according to a few business gurus and authors out there. Speaking as an introvert, a pessimist and a businessperson, that makes me do something akin to smiling. But not quite. According to Lucy Kellaway of the Financial Times, pessimism is good for...
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There is a difference, you know. One my most read and commented blogs is one I wrote earlier this year called I’m OK, You’re An Introvert. The title was a play on Thomas Harris’ famous book I’m OK, You’re OK. In that blog I tried to banish the popular notion that introversion is a personality defect or a character flaw. I even had the audacity to encourage...
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