07/28/2021

We're All a Little Introverted Now - So Plan Your Meetings Accordingly

Thanks, COVID

The in-person meeting has traditionally been seen as the realm of the extrovert. Between the happy hours, the hobnobbing on the expo hall floor, and the spontaneous gatherings, it seems designed to let extroverts thrive.

But after a year of lockdown in which Zoom happy hours were often pushed aside, expo halls were replaced with web-based equivalents, and on-the-fly connections were more likely to take place on social media than a private chat, the equation has changed sharply in favor of the introvert.

Perhaps a turn toward introversion is as it should be. Last year, the Myers-Briggs Company—the firm famed for its personality tests—pointed out that about 57 percent of those surveyed preferred introversion. And after all those Zoom calls, even extroverts may feel a little stressed about returning to in-person meetings—re-entry anxiety is real.

Please select this link to read the complete article from Associations Now.