Some introverts are perfectly comfortable with public speaking; I'm not one of them.

When you're more focused in getting your message across than you are worrying about how people are viewing you, that's huge.

One genuine new relationship is worth a fistful of business cards.

...if you can think of meetings you've attended, you can probably recall a time - plenty of times - when the opinion of the most dynamic or talkative person prevailed to the detriment of all.

Spend your free time the way you like, not the way you think you're supposed to. Stay home on New Year's Eve if that's what makes you happy. Skip the committee meeting. Cross the street to avoid making aimless chitchat with random acquaintances. Read. Cook. Run. Write a story. Make a deal with yourself that you'll attend a set number of social events in exchange for not feeling guilty when you beg off.

We don't need giant personalities to transform companies. We need leaders who build not their own egos but the institutions they run.

Studies have shown that performance gets worse as group size increases ... If you have talented and motivated people, they should be encouraged to work alone when creativity or efficiency is the highest priority.