The shy type | Why introverts make great leaders

• Personality traits such as being outgoing and social often work well in business

• Extroverts make better salespeople and are less daunted by the prospect of leadership

• But do they really make better leaders? Whilst they might be more charismatic or more forceful speakers, this shouldn’t rule out introverted individuals from taking the top spot.

While many studies have established that less introverts are leaders, in some cases, they can actually outperform extroverts when they make it to the top of an organisation.