Doug NollI'm called in when human dynamics are getting in the way of strategic leadership execution.

Introverts vs Extroverts #emotionalintelligence

17 Dec 2025 · 1 min

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Half your team is probably introverted, half extroverted. Extroverts tend to dominate meetings with critical comments while introverts stay quiet. Go around the room and ask each person directly to speak, so everyone actually gets heard.

I mean, in any organization you've got 50% introverts, 50% are extroverts. How do you get the introverts to contribute and shut down the extroverts a little bit, right? Because they're always going to be jumping in and a lot of them will be judgmental and critical and they'll tell you, 'Yeah, that's the dumbest idea I've ever heard.' You don't want that kind of language going on in a room. No. Let's go around the room and find out what everybody thinks. And when I'm leading meetings, I make sure that everybody in the room speaks.