Kathy, I’m so glad that you brought up this topic and especially that you mention Susan Cain’s bestseller, Quiet, in which she points out persuasively and encouragingly how the world is organized so that the loudest mouths are too often considered the best leaders even though their ideas are not necessarily good. Her more recent book, Bittersweet, really spoke to me, too.
Both books continue to help me understand many things about myself and others. Cain has very important causes to which she is giving voice, and amazingly, decision-makers are actually listening. That her TED talks have had more than 30 million views speaks for itself. I find what you say about the introvert issue in book clubs and classrooms relevant to every group situation I’ve been in. Susan Cain is among the authors to whom I write in “Notes to Women of Note,” a chapter of my forthcoming Letters to Men and Women of Letters. I can think of many people who will like your post and am sending it their way right now. Thank you!
Kathy, I’m so glad that you brought up this topic and especially that you mention Susan Cain’s bestseller, Quiet, in which she points out persuasively and encouragingly how the world is organized so that the loudest mouths are too often considered the best leaders even though their ideas are not necessarily good. Her more recent book, Bittersweet, really spoke to me, too.
Both books continue to help me understand many things about myself and others. Cain has very important causes to which she is giving voice, and amazingly, decision-makers are actually listening. That her TED talks have had more than 30 million views speaks for itself. I find what you say about the introvert issue in book clubs and classrooms relevant to every group situation I’ve been in. Susan Cain is among the authors to whom I write in “Notes to Women of Note,” a chapter of my forthcoming Letters to Men and Women of Letters. I can think of many people who will like your post and am sending it their way right now. Thank you!