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1、BashfulinbusinessByVirginiaMatthewsPublished:February26200920:50
2、Lastupdated:February26200920:50JohnWhitinghasrisentotherankoftaxpartneratPwCandtakespartinregularTVbroadcastsonfinancialmatters,butheisalsoaself-confessedintrovertwhofindssocialsituationsdeeplyuncomfortable.“Istillcan’
3、tworkaroomfulofstrangers,noramIanaturalglad-handerorsomeonewhowouldhavefounditeasytoleadabigclientaccount,”hesays.“Butalthoughitisstillquiteastruggleattimes,Irefusetoletmyinnateshynessgetthebetterofmeorallowittolimitmycareer.”Whilebeingillateaseincompanydoesnotprecludeyoufromsuccess
4、–SirRichardBransonofVirginandDuncanBannatyneoftheBBCseriesDragons’Denaretwoexamplesofself-confessedintroverts–socialawkwardnessis,formanypeople,anincreasinglyunwelcometrait.Parties:thebaneofthebashful“Beinguncomfortablearoundpeopleandpreferringmyowncompanyhascostmeadirectorshipandat
5、least£40,000ayear,”saysoneITmanagerwithalargeretailcompany.Hesayshehasseenmanysimilarlycompetent,thoughnotablymoreextrovert,contemporariesrisethroughtherankswithease.“I’vefoundthattechnicalskillandanabilitytothinklogicallyhavegotmeafairlylongwayuptheladderbutinmyexperienceyouareunli
6、kelytoreachthetopunlessyoucanconqueryourshynessandenjoyengagingwithpeople–whichIfundamentallydonot,”hesays.Psychologistssaythatintroverts,or“socialphobics”,aremorelikelytobedrainedthanfiredupbysocialoccasions.Atitsextreme,shynesscanturneveneverydayworksituationssuchasclientlunchesan
7、dcompanypartiesintoordeals,whileonamoreeverydaylevelitcanclosethedooronallbutthemostjuniororback-roomfunctions.Yetitcanbeovercome,saysRobYeung,abusinesspsychologistatTalentspace,aleadershipconsultancy.Hearguesthat,whileacceptableinasupportfunction,introvertedbehaviourisincreasinglyd
8、ifficulttosustaininmoreseniorfunctions,wherenetworkingandpersonalrelationshipbuildingcomeaspartofthejobspecification.“Forthemajorityofus,theabilitytoengagewithothersandkeepconversationsgoingwhentheyflagwillalwaysbeavitalskill,whetheritinvolvestalkingtoclientsorenthusingawholedepartm
9、ent,”saysMrYeung.Th
