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Who’s an Example of Introverted Leadership?

Readers Ask Susan Cain for Her Thoughts

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In this video, Susan describes one quiet leader you may not have heard of—a former CEO whose shyness and introversion guided, rather than inhibited, his leadership style.

The results were nothing short of remarkable: during his tenure, his company’s employee engagement, which had been among the lowest in the Fortune 500, rose to among the highest-ranked.

Have a question for our Chief Revolutionary? Email us via the Contact Susan page. You can also ask via Twitter with the hashtag #AskSusanCain.

SUSAN CAIN is the co-founder of Quiet Revolution LLC, a company dedicated to unlocking the power of introverts for the benefit of us all. Quiet Revolution has now launched! Susan is the author of the award-winning New York Times bestseller QUIET: The Power of Introverts in A World That Can’t Stop Talking, and her record-smashing TED talk has been viewed over 10 million times. Sign up here to receive updates about the Quiet Revolution. Follow Susan here by clicking the yellow FOLLOW button, on Twitter @susancain, and on Facebook.

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 9 Best-Loved Stories by Susan Cain
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