I agree with Dinah. I am also an introvert and work well with others. The key is to make sure to build in time for quiet reflection to refuel. Saving Changes...
Dayiris BarriosTechnical Project Manager| LCSAmes, Ia, United States
Feb 17, 2018 5:53 PM
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Kiron is spot on. I am an INTJ (read as introverted), yet people who interact would say I am extroverted, which you need to be in order to be an effective project manager or any manager/leader.
Hi Sante, I'm also an INTJ personality type. I consider myself an introvert. Knowing myself helps to identify areas of improvements. I love alone time, but I've learned to develop communication skills and leadership skills to influence my project team members. Introvert people have many potential to successfully navigate into the Project Management world :)
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Feb 23, 2018 5:48 PM
Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
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I agree Dayiris, INTJ's have the ability to also transform into Extrovert-like behavior when dealing with people. I dare say the opposite may be less common with Extroverts.
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Dayiris BarriosTechnical Project Manager| LCSAmes, Ia, United States
Feb 17, 2018 7:45 PM
Replying to Dinah Young
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I am an introvert, but I am able to work with other people quite well. Being an introvert means that working with people all day exhausts you, whereas an extravert is energized when working with people.
Therefore I do better with morning meetings as opposed to late afternoon meetings.
Agree! Sometimes people confuse introversion with being shy. Two different things :) Saving Changes...
Dayiris BarriosTechnical Project Manager| LCSAmes, Ia, United States
Feb 19, 2018 1:13 PM
Replying to Bobbie Schofield
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I am by nature an Introvert and I don't think everyone really understands what that means. There are a lot of people who think I am an extrovert. I have worked with many extroverted PMs and I can tell you that not all of them were good or successful. I have been very successful as a project manager but I also know what I need to do in order to get things done. I work on complex IT projects in the Biomedical Research area where most of the people I work with are introverts some to the extreme and I work very well with them because I understand how they work and what they need to be successful. I have also found it is easier for me to do really well on agile projects. I would encourage folks to take a look at Susan Cain's Ted Talk on Introverts, it really changed my life and to understand the value of introverts, this
information is valuable to anyone.
https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_cain_the_power_of_introverts
That Ted talked opened my ideas to many misconceptions. I purchased the book Quiet after watching the TED talk and it was amazing, it changed my life as well :) Saving Changes...
Hi Sante, I'm also an INTJ personality type. I consider myself an introvert. Knowing myself helps to identify areas of improvements. I love alone time, but I've learned to develop communication skills and leadership skills to influence my project team members. Introvert people have many potential to successfully navigate into the Project Management world :)
I agree Dayiris, INTJ's have the ability to also transform into Extrovert-like behavior when dealing with people. I dare say the opposite may be less common with Extroverts. Saving Changes...
Gail KaufmanRetired (former project manager)CT, United States
I am an introverted project manager. The critical skills such planning, communication and control are executed as effectively as my extroverted counterparts though the preferred methodology may be different. I much prefer email versus phone; remote work versus collocation; and WebEx versus live presentations. For other professions such as sales, I could see this being an issue. For project management, it is all about details, documentation and the ability to influence. Saving Changes...
