maureen schafer senior associate director, academic advising center university of iowa
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Gain a better understanding of: how introverts and extroverts operate best yourself and your preferences others around you, especially those who operate differently than you Learn strategies for working effectively with your students and colleaguesTRANSCRIPT
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Maureen SchaferSenior Associate Director, Academic Advising Center
University of Iowa
Introverts and Extroverts:Building Understanding &
Harmony
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My path to Minneapolis
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Gain a better understanding of:how introverts and extroverts operate bestyourself and your preferencesothers around you, especially those who operate differently
than youLearn strategies for working effectively with your
students and colleagues
As a result of our time together I hope that you:
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Introvert AmbivertExtrovert
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Extroversion: Outward orientation focused on people and activities
Introversion: Inward orientation focused on thoughts and feelings
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Source of Energy Extroverts: Energized by people and activities
Introverts: Energized by being alone
Characteristics
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Best way to recharge:
Extroverts: Recharge with others
Introverts: Recharge in solitude
Characteristics
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Tolerance of stimulation:
Extroverts: Operate well with higher levels of stimulation
Introverts: Feel ‘just right’ with less stimulation
Characteristics
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Introvert = Anti-Social? NO!
“Probably the most common – and damaging – misunderstanding of personality type is that introverts are anti-social and extroverts are pro-social. But as we have seen, neither formulation is correct; introverts and extroverts are differently social.”
~ Susan Cain
Misconception
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Introverts are not engaged
Introverts process ideas better on their own and over time.
“…Brainstorming does not work for them. Email does.”
~ Laurie Helgoe, Psychology Today, 2011
Misconception
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Extroverts talk too much and are superficial
Misconception
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Both introverts and extroverts are well-suited to positions in academic advising
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The interactions that many of us have with students favor the extroverted student
Working with students
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Allow introverted students to operate in a way that works best for them
Allow them to reveal their thoughts at their own pace
Advising the introverted student
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Give them time to reflect in private. For introverts, solitude = success
Provide preparation for the meetingAdvising homework for after the meeting
Advising the introverted student
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Show introverts ways it can be easier for them to participate in class
Coach extroverts on how to better understand and adapt to the introverts around them
Coaching students
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Think about how your preferred mode of operating influences your classroom expectations
In class writings help all students gather their thoughts before speaking
Small groups give everyone a chance to participate
In the classroom
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Understand that each person operates differently
Think about how a colleague operates best before making judgments
Create harmony at work
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Send meeting agendas in advance Minimize dropping in on introverts Supervisors should provide written performance appraisals well in advance of meetings
Extroverts should:
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Understand that extroverts can process ideas while talking.
Educate extroverted colleagues about what you wish they would know about you. It’s not that we don’t care…it’s that we don’t know!
Introverts should:
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Group work vs. solitary pursuits
Opportunities to share in writing and verbally
Allow everyone to work to their strengths
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Consider alternative ways to enrich the careers of those who don’t prefer conferences
Respect an introvert’s need for solitude Respect an extrovert’s need to process verbally
Conference attendance
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Think of a colleague who operates differently than you. How will what you have learned today help you work more effectively with that person?
Think of a student you have advised who operates differently than you. What will you try next time you meet with that student?
Think of one practice at your office that seems introvert-unfriendly. What changes might make it friendly to all?
Let’s write, then talk……
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We create harmony in our world when we better understand ourselves and those who operate in a way that is different from us.
Introverts and extroverts make great teams!The topic can have a huge impact on your personal
life as well.
Final thoughts….
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To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the
greatest accomplishment.Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Cain, Susan. Quiet: the power of introverts in a world that can’t stop talking. New York: Random House, 2012.
Helgoe, Laurie. Introvert power. Naperville, Illinois: Sourcebooks Incorporated, 2008.
Laney, Marti Olsen. The introvert advantage: How to thrive in an extrovert world. New York: Workman Publishing, 2002.
Books referenced today: