The attributes of introversion that enhance the ability to lead

The purpose of the present study was to consider the advantages of introversion in leadership and how these traits are often misunderstood qualities of weaknesses rather than strengths. The misunderstanding of the potential of introverts in leadership by themselves and other leaders was the research problem for this study. This study explored known leaders’ perspectives of the attributes of introversion that enhance their ability to lead, as examined by degree of introversion and extroversion, gender, and years of leadership experience. The participants completed an online questionnaire via SurveyMonkey. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected. In the end, 25 anonymous responses were completed by known leaders in education and business settings. The results of this study revealed that many positive attributes of introversion have been identified in leadership and leaders possessed different views on the attributes of introversion across their degree of introversion and extroversion, gender, and years of leadership experience.