Succeeding as an Introvert
You’re an introvert. You do your best work when you can think a problem through alone in a quiet space. You express yourself better in writing or when you have a heads up before a meeting. But your company is cool! So your office resembles a sweatshop: large rows of desks squished into a concrete room with minimal sound deadening. And you company culture encourages team work! So anyone can call you or stop by your desk with immediate requests of varying levels of emergency. You’re always being put on the spot, only later to think of who would be best qualified to answer the question, what a better solution might be, or where an inefficiency could be eliminated. In my talk, I’ll frame my learnings from Quiet by Susan Cain and Introvert Power by Laurie Helgoe with personal experiences about how to function effectively in offices unfriendly to introverts. I’ll explore how American culture rewards those who speak the most over those who have something to say.
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Succeeding as an Introvert
- 1. Succeeding as an Introvert Elizabeth Zagroba | October 11, 2017
- 2. Outline A bit about you and me. What makes me an introvert? Why being an introvert helps me as a tester. How to succeed as an introvert.
- 3. A bit about you and me.
- 4. OMG seriously thank you Mark Tomlinson Martin Hynie Keith Klain Susan Cain Lauren Helgoe Extroverts who make me uncomfortable
- 5. Ok really about you this timeWhere did you want to be when you grew up? Where are you in your element?
- 6. INSERT PHOTO ON TOP Oh dear me Tester Mindmapper Questioner Listener Introvert
- 7. What makes me an introvert?
- 14. Why being an introvert helps me as a tester.
- 25. How to succeed as an introvert.
- 26. Introverts Treat others how they want to be treated. Extroverts Ask for what you need.
- 35. Back to you finally Where did you want to be when you grew up? Where are you in your element?
- 36. INSERT PHOTO ON TOP Terribly sorry, me again Writer Alone at home
- 37. Thank you Find me on the internet Twitter: @ezagroba Medium: @ezagroba
- 38. Connect with me Twitter: @ezagroba Medium: @ezagroba Ministry of Testing Slack: @ez Testing Community Slack: @ez https://elizabethzagroba.com
- 39. References Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength by Lauren Helgoe “Introverts in Agile” by Katrina Clokie “This is the Scientific Explanation for Why Introverts Like Being Alone” by Jenn Granneman
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