Introversion and leadership in Agriculture

<h2>In this week’s show</h2> <ul> <li><strong>Leadership and introversion</strong></li> <li><strong>Introversial news items:</strong> A DIY store problem about unwritten, but obvious rules and and uplifting way to deal with car thieves</li> <li><strong>A discussion with Paul Harris:</strong> Paul helps farmers to build harmonious high-performance teams</li> <li>Contact Paul at <a href="http://www.real-success.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">http://www.real-success.co.uk/</a></li> <li><strong>Question of the week:</strong> What is the most engaging speaking style for an introvert to hear?</li> </ul> <p><strong>My takeaways from the discussion were:</strong></p> <ul> <li>The “macho” view that leadership is about extroversion, demonstrated by speaking up and having gravitas is wrong.</li> <li>Farming has the same leadership issues as many other sectors, some may even be magnified.</li> <li>The basic assumption that people are like us, leads to communications and productivity issues, no matter how much we think it should be true.</li> <li>Good leadership means making less assumptions and going deeper into understanding people.</li> </ul> <p>What were yours? Add to a discussion on the Facebook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/activateyourintrovert/">Activate Your Introvert</a></p> <p>What question would you like answered about introversion? Visit <a href= "http://activateyourintrovert.co.uk/">ActivateYourIntrovert.co.uk</a>  and let me know. I’ll answer your question on the show, and you'd be welcome to join me on the show, if you like.</p>