Our society sees introverts as people who prefers to be alone. Now you wonder, how introverts would take leadership positions if interpersonal interactions are not right up their alley. Seems unlikely, right? Andy Johnson, author of the “Introvert Revolution: Leading Authentically in a World That Says You Can’t”, believes the contrary. Johnson is leading the war against extrovert leadership bias.
She wrote the book to provide introvert the needed validation and help them make their way out the cultural bias that affects them. According to her the hardest part of being an introvert is being misunderstood. People who don’t understand the introverts rejects and invalidates them as leaders. This also invalidates their plans, …show more content…
She made it a point that she’ll be able to give a solution to the major issues of the school. She did. She and her team made sure the school has this positive atmosphere. “Non-Negotiable”, their best project, is a system designed to promote positive attitudes among his students. As a result, the school was removed from the “Persistently Dangerous” list after 5 years of being on it.
There were tons of excuses why the school was low-performing but Cliatt-Wayman made sure to eliminate those excuses. Teachers are now focused on smaller groups of students so as to meet their individual needs.
Cliatt-Wayman’s secret on why her school is moving forward is that she loves her students and she believes in their endless potentials. She continues to provide her students with hope, undivided attention and her unwavering belief in their capabilities. She also hopes for all the schools to be able to provide even for those from poverty.
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For him, the society might tagged blindness to inability but by giving the blind a cane and teaching them to click, they can have the world.
Difficult Truth and the Pleasant Lie
Honesty has become the foundation to all relationships from friendship to politics. Imagine a world where withholding the truth was the norm. Politicians and leaders will no longer be credible, marriage wouldn’t last for a long time and news will just be plain senseless.
On another reality, knowing the truth can be a position we less desire yet we still prefer it than being lied to. But we also have to understand that blurting out the truth just for the sake of telling the truth is damaging. It’s now a matter of choice between the difficult truth and the pleasant lie. When you prefer the truth that means you gave importance to relationships and value trust. It also means that you respect others enough to tell them the truth.
Ultimately, it’s better to tell the truth. That doesn’t mean you go on telling everyone what you don’t like about them, but as a general rule, it’s better to know things than being not being aware of