{"id":17544,"date":"2019-01-22T19:55:05","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T16:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/?p=17544"},"modified":"2019-01-22T20:02:19","modified_gmt":"2019-01-22T17:02:19","slug":"6-ways-to-determine-your-career-without-faking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/6-ways-to-determine-your-career-without-faking\/","title":{"rendered":"Are you an introvert? Here are 6 ways to shape your career path without pretending to be someone you\u2019re not."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.incimages.com\/uploaded_files\/image\/970x450\/getty_176019382_341901.jpg\" alt=\"\u00d9\u0086\u00d8\u00aa\u00d9\u008a\u00d8\u00ac\u00d8\u00a9 \u00d8\u00a8\u00d8\u00ad\u00d8\u00ab \u00d8\u00a7\u00d9\u0084\u00d8\u00b5\u00d9\u0088\u00d8\u00b1 \u00d8\u00b9\u00d9\u0086 \u00e2\u0080\u00aaAre you an introvert? Here are 6 ways to determine your career without faking\u00e2\u0080\u00ac\u00e2\u0080\u008f\" width=\"666\" height=\"309\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><em>It\u2019s time for introverts to change the way success looks in an extroverted world<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Diversity and inclusion are proven strategies that deliver better financial results, greater creativity, and more meaning. They also focus<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> Current discussions and programs address unconscious bias related to diversity based on physical characteristics, such as gender, race, and even socioeconomic status. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">However, inclusive leadership needs to go beyond what people see, feel, and think.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Mora Aarons-Mele, author of *Hiding in the Bathroom*: There is a roadmap for introverts to emerge from <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">their place (if you had stayed home), and Matthew Pollard, author of *The Introvert\u2019s Edge*,<u>The Introvert\u2019s Edge<\/u>believes the workplace doesn\u2019t treat or reward <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">introverts the same way it does extroverts. Aaron Meli says, \u201cThe modern workplace is challenging for introverts who experience anxiety, or anyone <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">who needs more control over their workplace, pace, and space.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Narrow definitions of what a successful professional looks like tend to favor extroverts, particularly in influential roles in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/simple-tips-to-maximize-profits\/\">\u062a\u062d\u0642\u064a\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0631\u0628\u0627\u062d<\/a>.\u201d Meanwhile, introverts struggle <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">For survival, because they believe they\u2019re unable to sell, they avoid even trying. Pollard also says that introverted professionals <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/5-%d8%ae%d8%b7%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%aa%d8%b3%d8%a7%d8%b9%d8%af%d9%83-%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%8a-%d8%b2%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%af%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%b9%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d9%85%d8%b4%d8%b1\/\">Sales <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">try but fail because they believe they have to act like extroverts and feel uncomfortable with those techniques <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">and basic approaches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Even so, introverts have a lot to offer when the system is fundamentally built around genuine engagement and participation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">As Aron\u2019s Millie says: \u201cMany introverted professionals claim they can\u2019t pursue their dreams of high-profile careers or owning their own businesses<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> because they don\u2019t want to be \u2018out of the house\u2019 all the time.\u201d Rather than waiting for organizational cultures to embrace introverts and work to <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">With full inclusion and participation, there are six ways introverts can take control of their career paths\u2014without pretending to be someone they\u2019re not.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\">1. Be a true leader.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">There\u2019s a common misconception that the best leaders are usually highly sociable and articulate. However, the skills that make great leaders <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">are already present in introverts. Aranuz Meli says, \u201cIntroverts are often good at listening and solving problems, without the sense that they need <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">to dominate the room. These are remarkable leadership qualities that help them engage authentically.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\">\u00a02.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u0627\u062c\u0639\u0644 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0639\u0627\u0637\u0641 \u0646\u0642\u0637\u0629 \u0642\u0648\u062a\u0643 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0638\u0645\u0649<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">\u201cSales organizations hire extroverts because they believe they\u2019re the best at closing deals,\u201d says Bullard. He believes that assumption needs to be <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">proven wrong. \u201cIntroverts have a great deal of empathy. Once they get past the small hurdle of learning how to do it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/4-steps-to-close-the-sale-successfully\/\">\u0639\u0645\u0644\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u064a\u0639<\/a> properly, they can draw on <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">these strengths and make them their greatest asset.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\">\u00a03.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u0627\u0635\u0642\u0644 \u0645\u0647\u0627\u0631\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0627\u062a\u0635\u0627\u0644 \u0644\u062f\u064a\u0643.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Contrary to popular belief, communication skills don\u2019t develop in proportion to how much natural ability you have. They\u2019re simply a matter of focus and practice, says <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Aaron's Mele: \u201cWhen I coach introverts on how to present or sell, I help them own their expertise and be able<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> to clearly express their unique values and strengths, as well as understand the best ways to present their ideas and demonstrate their expertise, then <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">let their natural skills and problem-solving abilities do the rest.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\">4. Rethink what fits the culture<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Extroverts are hard to ignore. They feel comfortable speaking up in meetings and share their ideas easily. Instead of putting the <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">extrovert in the spotlight, you can show managers a different way to draw out better ideas. As Pollard says, \u201cManagers can simply send an email <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">email saying, \u201cHere are some questions I expect you to answer in the meeting.\u201d Then introverts can do what they do best: <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">prepare. They\u2019ll answer the questions with confidence, and ultimately the manager will get better answers\u2014making it a win for everyone.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\">5. Find an environment that embraces the \u201cYoda\u201d within you<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Introverts excel at problem-solving, a highly sought-after skill that is in short supply. This can be an advantage <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">for introverts. Arons-Mele says, \u201cRather than trying to keep up with extroverts, introverts should seek out cultures that let them sit <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">back, take things in, and be like \u2018Yoda.\u2019 There\u2019s a lot of strength and energy in people who speak less in meetings, and that really contributes to thinking <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">The wise strategist.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\">6. Challenge conventional thinking about communication.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">\u201cNetworking\u201d in the modern workplace is another way to \u201cbuild relationships.\u201d It\u2019s not necessarily about quantity as much as quality. According to Dr. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Ivan Misner, founder of Business Network International (BNI), the world\u2019s largest networking organization, the seven most highly valued networking behaviors include <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">listening, maintaining a positive attitude, building bridges of collaboration and connection, being honest and authentic, being trustworthy, following up well with others, and being perceptive. Pollard says, \u201cIntroverts have many strengths, especially listening, sincerity, and authenticity\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">\u0628\u0634\u0643\u0644\u064d \u062c\u064a\u062f\u060c \u0648\u0623\u0646 \u062a\u062a\u0645\u062a\u0639 \u0628\u0642\u0627\u0628\u0644\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u062f\u0631\u0627\u0643. \u0648\u064a\u0642\u0648\u0644 \u0628\u0648\u0644\u0627\u0631\u062f: \u201c\u0647\u0646\u0627\u0643 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u062f\u064a\u062f \u0645\u0646 \u0646\u0642\u0627\u0637 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0648\u0629 \u0644\u062f\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0646\u0637\u0648\u0627\u0626\u064a\u064a\u0646\u060c \u0648\u062e\u0627\u0635\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0633\u062a\u0645\u0627\u0639 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0625\u062e\u0644\u0627\u0635 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0635\u0627\u0644\u0629 <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">and trustworthiness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">If you\u2019re an extrovert, the whole world is yours. The best leaders outlast their peers when they master the art and science of inclusion. But embracing <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">The qualities that make creative introverts valuable contributors in the workplace are an opportunity for everyone<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/great-leaders\/\"> Leaders<\/a>. And these six points apply equally to extroverts <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">and introverts on your team.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; \u0644\u0642\u062f \u062d\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0648\u0642\u062a \u0644\u0643\u064a \u064a\u063a\u064a\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0646\u0637\u0648\u0627\u0626\u064a\u0648\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0645\u0648\u0630\u062c \u0627\u0644\u0630\u064a \u064a\u0628\u062f\u0648 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u062c\u0627\u062d \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0644\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0646\u0641\u062a\u062d \u064a\u0639\u062f \u0643\u0644 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0646\u0648\u0639 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0634\u0645\u0648\u0644 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0633\u062a\u0631\u0627\u062a\u064a\u062c\u064a\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u062a\u064a \u0623\u062b\u0628\u062a\u062a \u062c\u062f\u0648\u0627\u0647\u0627 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u062a\u064a<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":17566,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_ibtdi_aa_focus_keyword":"","_ibtdi_aa_secondary_keywords":"","_ibtdi_aa_audience":"","_ibtdi_aa_tone":"","_ibtdi_aa_summary":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewer_name":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewer_bio":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewer_url":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewed_date":"","_ibtdi_aa_service_id":"","_ibtdi_aa_related_ids":"","_ibtdi_aa_human_reviewed":"","_ibtdi_aa_disable":"","_ibtdi_aa_disable_links":"","_ibtdi_aa_sources":"","_ibtdi_aa_update_notes":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[491],"tags":[18128,18131,1878,1676,18127,10234,18133,1891,18130,18132,8173,18129],"class_list":["post-17544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-491","tag-6------","tag-18131","tag-1878","tag-1676","tag-18127","tag-10234","tag-18133","tag-1891","tag-18130","tag-18132","tag-8173","tag-18129"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17544"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17544\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}