> because of the people managing required in the management profession
While I agree with the rest of your statements, I disagree with this.
Management is overwhelmingly extraverts because extraversion lends itself very strongly to the kind of elbow-rubbing that our culture sees as more important than performance for determining suitability for raises, promotions, and such.
I know some introverted people who are absolutely brilliant people managers. They understand leadership and what people need so much better than any extraverted manager I've ever personally met.
For all too many people, management isn't even about "people managing". It's about being on a power trip. And this applies triple to the C suite.
For the record, I'm an introverted manager (and seemingly a decent one judging by my record and the feedback I receive). I do find the people managing aspects to be pretty exhausting (though also fulfilling and totally worthwhile).
While I agree with the rest of your statements, I disagree with this.
Management is overwhelmingly extraverts because extraversion lends itself very strongly to the kind of elbow-rubbing that our culture sees as more important than performance for determining suitability for raises, promotions, and such.
I know some introverted people who are absolutely brilliant people managers. They understand leadership and what people need so much better than any extraverted manager I've ever personally met.
For all too many people, management isn't even about "people managing". It's about being on a power trip. And this applies triple to the C suite.