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Introverts and Belonging

Here at Introverts and Belonging we are dedicated to helping people learn how to be authentically happy and successful as introverts, while simultaneously championing cultural change so people of all personality types feel like they belong.

Available Books

Recent Articles

Anxiety High Volume 1: There is Nothing Wrong with You!
Anxiety High Volume 2: You Are Not Alone!
Anxiety High Volume 3: Embrace Your Strengths!
The Secret Formula for Ending Personality Type Bias and Discrimination
The Personality Type Feedback Dichotomy
The Hopes of an Introverted Parent
The Best Jobs for Introverts
Judging “Books” By Their “Covers”
The Introverted Hero
Embracing Introverted Leaders
Normal Was Not Me
Systemic Personality Type Bias
The Myth of Perfection
Bias, Not Visibility, is the Problem We Need to Solve!
Change Advocate or Complaining Introvert
I Should Have Talked More…About Change
Code Words That Perpetuate Personality Type Bias
5 Personality Type Facts Every Leader Should Know
Humility: Simultaneously this Introvert’s Greatest Strength and Weakness
Empathy…The Miracle Cure to the “Extrovert Ideal”
To Be or Not to Be…An Introvert
Beyond Diversity and Inclusion: Why Belonging is so Important for Introverts in the Workplace
The Spotlight Advantage
Using Personality Type to Predict the Success or Failure of Introverts: An Ethically and Scientifically Bad Idea
Leadership Success: Because of Our Introversion, Not Despite It
Post-Pandemic Meetings: Necessity is Now the Mother of Adaptation
How Extroverts Can Use Their Powers to Restore Balance to the Workforce
Great Leaders are not Defined by Personality Type
Including Introverts in Conversations Without Labels, Assumptions, or Shame
Who Should Shoulder the Burden of Personality Type Bias?
Why Companies Embrace DEI While Simultaneously Ignoring it During Leadership Selection
Performance + Visibility + Sponsorship = Leadership Opportunities for Introverts

Videos/Webcasts/Podcasts

Reading with Ayo – The Extrovert’s Guide Part 1
Reading with Ayo – The Extrovert’s Guide Part 2
Reading with Ayo – The Extrovert’s Guide Challenge
Reading with Ayo – Introversion and Leadership Part 1
Reading with Ayo – Introversion and Leadership Part 2
Reading with Ayo – Introversion and Leadership Part 3
Why I wrote The Extrovert’s Guide to Elevating Introverted Leaders in the Workplace
It is Time to End Culturally Accepted Personality Type Bias and Discrimination
How to Define Normal in Terms of Personality Type
How to Create a Workplace Where Introverts Share More
What People are Saying about The Extrovert’s Guide
There is nothing wrong with introverts!
The Formula for Ending Personality Type Bias in the Workplace
3 Things Introverts Can Learn from Reading The Extrovert’s Guide
3 Things Extrovert’s Can Learn from Reading The Extrovert’s Guide
Personality Type Bias and Performance Management

Illustrations/Quotes/Images

Resources

Maya Angelou
Brene’ Brown
Susan Cain
Daniel Kahneman
Adam Grant
Marilyn Gist
Andy Johnson
Lee Jourdan
Steve Friedman
Ayoade Lawrence
Verna Myers
Jessica Nordell
Howard J. Ross
David Siegel
Simon Sinek

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