What This CEO Did Proves That Introverts Make Great Leaders

What This CEO Did Proves That Introverts Make Great Leaders
The Quiet Revolution

In this video, Susan Cain -- Quiet Revolution co-founder and author of the best-selling Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking -- describes one quiet leader you may not have heard of. He's a former CEO whose shyness and introversion guided, rather than inhibited, his leadership style.

By using his introverted strengths, he transformed his company: during his tenure, his company’s employee engagement, which had been among the lowest in the Fortune 500, rose to among the highest-ranked.

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This article originally appeared on QuietRev.com.

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