As Peter Drucker said, it’s not about personality traits or charisma, but about putting in the effort to actually do the work of leadership for the sake of others.  

I recently had the good fortune of meeting Rabbi Dan Fink from Congregation Ahavath BethIsraelin Boise, Idaho.  We met in the context of my introduction as a coach of introverted leaders and began to discuss introversion as it relates to faith and leadership.

Throughout my forty-eight years, I’ve had various individuals try to help me improve myself.  

Empathy is perhaps the most valuable skill for human beings to possess.

As an introvert and a leader, my journey to self-acceptance and understanding has been winding.

In the closet, in the absence of light, we can’t see ourselves or others and (more importantly) they can’t see us.

Focusing on our strengths, building on them as opposed to our weaknesses is critical. 

Revolution is a term that evokes a reaction.  

"The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me, never say 'I.'“

This past week was a hard one for the nation, the state of South Carolina and the city of Charleston.  It was filled with the pain and sorrow that results from one person insanely deciding to take the lives of those he valued as worthless.

The business and organizational world is reawakening to the value of introverted leaders. 

"A good way to avoid crimes of obedience is to assert one's personal authority and always take full responsibility for one's actions." -Philip Zimbardo (summarizing Stanley Milgram)