One of my clients, an extrovert in many ways, has difficulty with owning authority. Like most of us, she doesn't want to appear too pushy, so she naturally defers to avoiding some useful conversations. A common situation for most of us, this avoidance leads to her having some complicated situations with direct reports.
When she shared the situation with me, I asked, "Are you willing to have a conversation to address this with your direct report?"
"Well, I know I should, but I don't want to come across the wrong way."
How many of us can relate to this?
For us introverts, the constant voice in our head asks the question, "What will they think?", especially when we are facing a difficult conversation.
