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Article: The Power of a Leader.(analysis of introversion as a good trait for a leader)(Brief Article)
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- School Administrator
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- February 1, 2000
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Can one be an introvert and still be an effective leader?
As a much younger school superintendent several years ago, I completed one of those personality inventories-the Myers/Briggs, the Briggs/ Stratton, the Bess/Myerson or something like that--while attending a training session with my first board of education.
The inventory involved responding to questions with the answer that best represents how you would react to various situations. Some people in my group were surprised to see me categorized as an introvert. I wasn't. Although I'm not sure introverted is a good way to describe me, I can be rather shy at times. Rather than apologize for this trait, ...