It is a Friday night and there is a big party being thrown for the end of the school year with the entire junior class. One student stands in the center of the room talking, waving, or smiling at every person with whom they make eye contact, while another student stands against the wall, avoiding conversation with anyone. Clearly, the two teenagers are quite different. One might classify the person talking to everyone as outgoing and a joy to be around, while thinking the other person standing away from others is rude or not friendly. The correct terms for these two different types of people are extraverts and introverts. Extraverts are the talkative ones in the center, while the introverts are the quiet ones in the corner. Extraverts …show more content…
Introverts are described with words like “guarded,” “loner,” “reserved,” and “private”—narrow, ungenerous words that suggest rudeness and smallness of personality (Rauch). The truth is, one is not necessarily nicer or warmer than the other; the two simply have different personality types, and society should be welcoming, warm, and forgiving to both! These different personalities are not black and white. Frankly, every person has a different personality; one may be more introverted or extraverted than the other. In work situations, it is clear that each different personality in a room can bring something different to the table of completing a task as well. Extraverts and introverts have each proven to carry different qualities into society with students in school, in social situations, and in leadership skills; therefore, authorities should look into a prospective employee’s personality type when interviewing them for specific …show more content…
They prefer to work alone, and focus on their own work rather than cooperating with a group or communicating largely with a teacher. As mentioned previously, introverts do not get as much attention from their instructors in schools. In a New York Times article, Laura M. Holson writes about Mike Erwin, a former professor of West Point who mentioned that he did not understand students who were reluctant to talk in class or who were cautious before jumping into a task. He noted as he looked back on his career that he disregarded the students who didn’t speak up or want to be in charge (Holson). This is direct proof from an educator how the introverted students are looked over by teachers in a classroom simply because of their more reserved intuition. However, this specific teacher had a guest speaker come into his leadership and psychology course to address the issue-- The author of the book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, Susan Cain discussed the ways introverts are powerful with their personalities and why they should embrace their being (Holson). Society should be treating these students the same as it treats the extraverts of the classroom. Emerging research explains how schools can improve the academic outcomes for the introverted students by not putting as much pressure on them to be
The book Quiet by Susan Cain has explained that extroverts are the type of people who are talkative and sociable, therefore, they could easily get others' attention during different conversations with the topics that they are discussing. Introverts, on the other hand, are the more quiet type. The ideas from introverts are usually drowned because they do not talk as much as the extroverts do. Introverts don’t expect themselves to handle leadership positions, doesn’t mean they cannot be successful leaders. We often assume that talker as smarter than the quiet type and perceive talkers as leaders; however, introverts actually make the best leaders by carefully listen to what their followers have to say. Not only because introverts learn by listening, but also their abilities to demonstrate modesty.
The main difference between introverts and extroverts is where they draw their energy from. Extroverts are generally considered as an expressive individual who seem to be energized by outgoing and social activities whereas introverts prefer the solitary pursuits -often embroiled in their own imagination- and may sometimes find the company of others draining. Introvert tend to recharge by reflection over ideas or by enjoying the solitude; they lose energy when they are near the crowd or large group of people.
Rather than falling behind or losing materials that you’re organize and tend to keep things where you can find them easily. Introverted being shy or nervous with talking in front of the class where you tend to keep away from doing something in front of a class full of students or even working in groups. Introverts sometimes prefer to work alone and spend time by themselves rather than hanging out at parties, or social event that may make them uncomfortable or feel out of place. They also tend to have fewer friends because of socializing tends not to be a big part of the personality. Along with being mot calm/relaxed being able to keep calm about things and try to become stressed over things as easily.
Although I am at times shy and not talkative, I am not a complete introvert. One of the questions they asked on the test was that am I outgoing or sociable. I strongly disagree because I work 60 hours a week and I go to campus four times a week. For five days in a week, I work the night shift, 12 hours straight. Therefore, I do not have the time to be outgoing. Once again, it is not because I don’t want to, it’s because I can’t be outgoing, like how I used to. I do enjoy being with people, participating in social gatherings, and I have full of energy. There are a lot of factors when it comes to this
For example, when asked a question at work I often answer with “give me just one second”, or “ill get back to you”. Most introverts need time for internal reflection. A chance to process the question and think about my response. Introverts make great listeners, are studious, and are okay with solitary activities (The Personality Page, n.d.). However, most introverts have a hard time with external communication and are sometimes perceived as being non-social (The Personality Page,
Noble, C. (2010). Introverts: The Best Leaders for Proactive Employees. Research & Ideas, 6, 1-2. Retrieved from http://hbswk.hbs.edu/pdf/item/6494
Discussed below are different researchers’ arguments and explanations on how personality predicts employee performance. This essay will explore both negative and positive ways in which personality can predict the performance, as well as explaining what personality is. Past research has “demonstrated that personality constructs are associated with work performance, with some traits like conscientiousness predicting success around jobs. Other linked with specific occupations e.g. extraversion correlates with success in sales and management as well as training performance supporting”, (Barrick et al., 2002, 87: p.43).
“ …my first concern must be with the two general types I have termed introverted and extraverted. But, in addition, I shall also try to give a certain characterization of those special types whose particularity is due to the fact that his most differentiated function plays the principal role in an individual's adaptation or orientation to life.” (Jung)
Within my current organization, I have had a direct experience with an individual who has personality characteristics of substantial variance from my own. For this essay, I shall refer to the person as Bob. To understand Bob’s beliefs and motivators, I will identify Bob’s personality traits using the “Big Five” model. The “Big Five” model consists of five factors; Extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability, and openness to experience (Robbins, Decenzo, & Coulter, 2015). Following the discussion of the “Big Five” factors, theories will be suggested for managing the individual.
Introverts tend to be more quiet and reserved and prefer interaction only with close friends. On the
Allport defines personality as ‘the dynamic organisation within the individual of those psychological systems that determine his unique adjustment to his environment’ (Allport, 1937). An individual’s unique personality traits and attributes are a powerful indicator of how he/she will interact with the work environment. The difference between average and outstanding employees can often be solely personality related. As the employee is the most valuable asset to the company, ‘selecting the right employee during the process is critical’ (Carbery and Cross, 2013, pp. 41-53)
On the other hand, introverts are people who are concerned with and interested in their own mental life and often perceived as more reserved and less outspoken in groups. Unlike extroverts who are feeling energized when they are around a large group of people, introverts have energy drained from them through human interaction. Hence, it is essential for them to spend some alone time to “recharge”. Al...
Introverts are just as capable as extroverts when it comes to becoming a great leader. It is believed that hard problems in the workforce or any leadership situation need to be given a lot of thought and consideration before making a drastic descision; this is a skill that introverts tend to possess (Murphy, 2013, p. 60). Unlike introverts, extroverts have more of a tendency to form solutions to problems without thinking much about the outcome, and they do not spend a lot of time getting other opinions on the matter (Murphy, 2013, p. 60). An introvert by nature asks more questions and listens closely to others which are great leadership skills (Murphy, 2013, p. 60). Unlike that of extroverts, introverts tend to be more capable at controlling negative emotions (Murphy, 2013, p. 60). By doing this, solutions are not determined by emotion, but by other’s input and serious
Being an introvert should be seen as someone who simply finds pleasure, relaxation, calmness, satisfaction, and tranquility with being by him/herself, a person who feels that loneliness, on the most literal and non harmful level,
There are two distinct personality types: introverts and extroverts. Introverts like to keep their thoughts to themselves and prefer to be alone; however, introverts are not always shy. On the other hand, extroverts are comfortable with sharing their ideas and opening up to others quickly. According to Anthony Hilling in “Extrovert and Introvert—what is the difference?, “It is wrong to think of introverts as being antisocial.” Furthermore, introverts and extroverts choose to socialize differently. Carl Jung defines “introversion as an attitude-type characterised by orientation in life through subjective psychic contents (focus on one's inner psychic activity).” Introverts are known for articulating their thoughts clearly in writing because they “tend to stop, reflect and absorb information before speaking, they reflect this kind of deliberate thought in their writing.” There is an apparent difference between the two personality types, explaining why many people believe that introverts and ex...