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CHRIS EDWARDS, P.ENG.
Agile introverts, an oxymoron?
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50.7% of Americans are introverted
http://introvertzone.com/ratio-of-introverts
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What is an introvert?
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My view of introverts• Shy• Don’t like people• Likes to spend time alone
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Myers-briggs Introvert• “I like getting my energy from dealing with
the ideas, pictures, memories, and reactions that are inside my head, in my inner world. “
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Open office plans• “Open-plan offices have been found to
reduce productivity and impair memory”
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Open office plans• “They make people sick, hostile,
unmotivated, and insecure”
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• Extroverts are more prone to risky reward-seeking behaviour
• Introverts work more slowly and deliberately
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• Extroverts tend to be assertive, dominant, and comfortable with conflict
• Introverts prefer deep-interesting conversations
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• Extroverts have many superficial friendships
• Introverts will have a small number of meaningful relationships
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Jerome Kagan – development of children
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Infants were played tape recording of voices and balloons popping, saw colorful
mobiles dance, inhaled scent of alcohol from cotton swab
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“They had wildly varying reactions to the new stimuli”
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“20 % cried lustily and pumped their arms and legs. Kagan called this group ‘high-
reactive’”
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“40 % stayed quiet and placid. This group Kagan called ‘low-reactive’”
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“40 % fell between these two extremes”
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The children returned to Kagan’s lab at the age of four, seven, and eleven.
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The ‘low-reactive’ were “more likely to have become relaxed and confident types”
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The ‘high-reactive’ were “more likely to have developed serious, careful
personalities”
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‘high-reactive’ kids “seem to see a feel things more”
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Hans eysenck
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Hypothesis: Human beings seek “just right” levels of stimulation
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Introverts and extroverts were asked to play a challenging word game
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Players wore headphones that emitted random bursts of noise
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Players could adjust the volume to a level that they considered “just right”
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• Introverts on avg: 55 dB• Extroverts on avg: 72 db
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Both groups were “equally aroused” and played equally well
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When introverts were asked to play at 72 dB, they were over-aroused, and
underperformed
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https://www.infoq.com/articles/neuroscience-agile-leadership
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‘Under stress, the PFC shuts down and the limbic takes over. ’ – Jenni Jepsen
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“Introversion/Extroversion is only 40-50% heritable”
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Energy source — You get more energy from being alone than being with people
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Shyness —How outgoing are you?
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Lower “reward-sensitivity” — Less likely to be motivated by seeking rewards and more
likely to be able to delay gratification
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You’re “high-reactive” — meaning neurologically more sensitive to your
environment
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Self-monitoring — Do you alter your behaviour based on those around you?
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Dimensions of introversion
Introvert Extrovert
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Dimensions of introversionBeingAlone
Being inCrowdsEnergy Source
Shy GregariousShyness
Deliberate Seeks RewardsReward Seeking
HighReactive
LowReactive
Response to Stimuli
HighSelf-Monitor
LowSelf-Monitor
Self-Monitoring
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Aaron grifith – introvert mobber• Mobbing isn’t easy
as an introvert. • Relationships are
important. • Safety is key.
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Commonalities?• KINDESS• CONSIDERATION• RESPECT
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https://rework.withgoogle.com/blog/five-keys-to-a-successful-google-team/
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• ‘‘a sense of confidence that the team will not embarrass, reject or punish someone for speaking up.” Amy Edmonson
Psychological safety
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http://www.leadershipnow.com/leadingblog/leadership/
Simon Sinek’s “Circle of Safety”
SAFEDANGER DANGER
DANGERDANGER
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