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Wise Words from an Introverted Chief Nursing Officer

I have a special place in my heart for nurses, especially since my older daughter is a pediatric nurse in a children’s hospital. I found the comments from this self- aware Chief Executive, Joyce Ramsey-Coleman of Children’s Hospital to be on point. As a servant leader, she is practicing Push (stretching and growing) by building in face time and using her strength as a thoughtful listener to impact her staff of 2,000.

She is a “real lifer” to look up to! Check out Laura Raine’s excellent piece in Pulse, a pub of the AJC.

http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-job-blog/2009/08/25/pulse-quiet-strength/

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When I point to well known introverted leaders, Warren Buffett is at the top of my list. One of the richest men in the world seems the most grounded to me. I love his practical approach to life. I laugh at his jokes. The successful introverted leaders I know make a point of nurturing this human side and WB is the best.
In this interview, Buffet shares a lesson he learned

I would guess that millions of dollars have been spent this past year on time management books and training programs. We all seem to want to know the answer to managing the chaos around us. Continue reading the rest of this article...

“Much of my work as a virtual assistant involves social media these

days. Initially, this was much easier for me to handle as an

(extreme) introvert. Strangely enough, I find that as friend counts

climb and the volume of online communication grows, I react with the

same sense of overwhelm, stress and exhaustion as I do to live or

phone communications. Have you heard this from others?”, she asks. Continue reading the rest of this article...

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