If you are an introvert, you know a few things about yourself: You like being alone or with one or two other people. Being surrounded by lots of people or attending a big party is not your cup of tea. And you are often busy with your inner thoughts, feelings and emotions. And you know very well that it also translates to the workplace. It is not that you are not with others or work well with them; Rather, you prefer to work in single or small, productive groups of like-minded people. You have opinions, but you are not always ready to share them. If your boss is speaking to your team about an upcoming project that your department is heading, you can change the new information in your mind for a while before you make anything clear.
While there is nothing inherently wrong with this description – just think what the world would be like if we are the opposite – when it excels and shines in your career, it can cause some problems. Because outspoken individuals who are always ready to contribute ideas or suggestions are heard first, sometimes their eagerness supervises a more reflective person who needs time to process the information.
If your team has taken to working together on some assignments and your way is to take a place in the discussions and put all of your parts into the parts you don’t have to work alone, then you Not to be understood or to be with someone with lots of drive and ambition. It is unfortunate, but it is true that many companies and leaders value the people among us, although they are not thinking before what they are saying, yet, speaking.
But the answer is not that you can work as someone who is almost an impossible task. As an introvert, all you have to do is figure out how to get up and succeed in a world that cannot be created for you. Do not let the enthusiastic, fast-paced person in the room dominate you.
Here are three ways introverts can establish their identity in a workplace.
1. Communicate in your own way – and another way: You are in a meeting, and the leader asks the group if anyone has ideas about how the company can accomplish the goal that they have just set. He is looking for solid ideas, actionable strategy, and he is ready to hear what the team has said. Let’s say it was a meeting with an agenda and you didn’t know what should happen in the room. As long as you have a kernel to understand what the status of the meeting is, you can prepare yourself in advance.
Preparation is the key. It may take a few minutes in your day or week to jot down notes or do some brief research on the topic that the marketing manager has said will be the focus of the meeting, but think of how well you feel, not just understanding But are also able to respond to the host as soon as they get the chance. Susan Caine, author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can Stop Talking,
suggests speaking loudly to herself. If you do this, you will probably find it easier to express your views among others. Certainly, one of your outgoing colleagues may open their mouth first, so go ahead and let it go. This will give you a few more minutes to gather your thoughts.
2. Build an alliance:
You know you’re not the only introvert in the office, right? You do not struggle working alone with people who are always eager to work or achieve their achievements. Have you noticed how your fellow introverted colleagues get along? Chances are, they have built trust with others, liking them both and those on the opposite end of the personality spectrum.
While some extroverts may be highly competitive, it is not correct to suggest that enthusiasts in your office are that way because they want to hold you back or return you. They speak and are out because it is their way. It is almost like a reflex. They shine in large social settings; It gives them energy. It is not about getting away from your contributions or achievements, so you know what you need to do to thrive in this environment that feels like it feeds these people? Befriend them build trust. Formation of an alliance.
It is not that you are a preacher who never wants to talk to anyone. Try to get to know the people you work with, and when you have one-to-one conversations that relate to the work, make a point to express your thoughts. Perhaps this is also the time when you brag a little. Unless it’s coming out of left field, your comment (“My proposal was approved by the CEO and is the one we’re going to use next with new customers,” you say when designing your desk neighbor Brings the proposal) will elevate you in the eyes of your colleagues, especially the outspoken ones.
Prove in quiet conversations the value you’re bringing to the department, and wait: The next time there’s a meeting and you start saying something (because you’re ready, okay?), Your coworker will go to bat for you The Or at least help with incentives and provide help if he is offering and he agrees.
Where introverts may be less in networking, they shine in building long-lasting relationships. By building an alliance in office, you also build your reputation, and if it is solid and stellar, you will continue to
move forward.
3.Demonstrate your skills with pride:
The first part of this is identifying exactly what your skills are. If you feel most inspired and productive while working by yourself, then recognize and be proud of your independence, autonomy, self-discipline
and wholeness. Introversion, the museum’s author Hope Bordo explains, “Like extinction, it is not only a natural leadership quality – it is a very valuable one.“
A leader does not define how much he speaks. Be your own person and your own leader. Do not reduce your strengths, because you think they are not as important as other personality types, and do not force yourself to work in the cafe area of the office where your coworkers constantly bounce ideas to your liking Have been. Sitting at your desk on your headphones. You are a skilled watchman, supervisor, reader of situations; It would be a profound dissatisfaction not to adopt these qualities.
Find ways to show the fact that you do your best work alone. Maybe you are actually more productive as a result of your single-work tendency. If you work from home one day a week, use the time to recharge yourself so that when you are in the office you can contribute more than conversation if you were always in the thick of things. Nurture your introverted needs and identify what is the property of your listening skills or the fact that your memory is sharp because you are good at paying attention.
Submitted By: Abhishek Pilania | Shivam Giri
(PGDM Batch 2019-21)
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