Introverts and ambiverts don’t just belong in the corporate world, they’re the quiet, beating heart of it. Megumi Miki’s Quietly Powerful course shows you how to use introversion as a leadership strength.
If you're an introvert, you may be used to being seen as unsuited for leadership positions or overlooked in the corporate world where louder, more aggressive personalities and behaviours dominate the conversation. Megumi Miki, leadership consultant and coach, knows this firsthand. As an introverted Asian woman, she has faced her share of challenges in the workplace. And now, she's sparking conversations about how quiet people can get ahead without adopting an extroverted persona.
Through her flagship coaching program, Quietly Powerful, Megumi shares her insights on how introverted professionals can thrive in the corporate world. Her research shows that introverts should not try to change their natural personality but rather learn to leverage their strengths instead of internalising the inferiority born out of the misconception that introverts need to shed their nature in today's workplace.
If you're an introvert, your ability to focus and concentrate is your strength. You may be a deep thinker who is able to see the big picture. You may be a good listener and observer, a tenacious and intelligent problem-solver, working independently, qualities which are needed now, more than ever, in the ever changing and complex corporate environments.
Megumi's Quietly Powerful coaching reminds you that introversion or ambiversion doesn't limit your career path. Of course, introverts face some challenges in the workplace. One challenge is that you may be seen as being less assertive or less confident than extroverts. You may also be less likely to speak up in meetings or engage in self-promotion.
However, Megumi argues that these challenges can be overcome. She provides practical strategies for introverts like you to build confidence and grow by accepting and embracing the empowering aspects of a quieter predisposition. She also shows how introverts can progress from being quiet, efficient contributors to comfortable, present, and purposeful ‘Quietly Powerful' leaders who excel at fulfilling the organisation's mission.
Quietly Powerful also addresses the bamboo ceiling - the invisible barriers that prevent Asian professionals working in Western corporate cultures from reaching the highest levels of leadership. These barriers can be due to unconscious bias, lack of role models, and cultural stereotypes. The barriers are raised further due to cultural conditioning such as discomfort with speaking up in groups and self-promotion. Quietly Powerful invites you to make conscious choices about career and personal development that can transform you and break through those barriers.
Megumi Miki is an author, speaker, leadership consultant and coach, helping individuals and organisations to get the best out of their talent. Organisational clients include Ernst & Young, Baker McKenzie, National Australia Bank, and other government, for-profit, and nonprofit organisations. Her book, "Quietly Powerful: How Your Quiet Nature is Your Hidden Leadership Strength," received the Australian Career Book Award from The Royal Society of Arts Oceania and the Best Leadership Book Award at the Australian Business Book Awards. Megumi's book is also valuable for organisational leaders looking to create more inclusive workplaces.
If you are an introverted Asian professional looking to advance your career, take the Quietly Powerful quiz “Which career development strategy is right for YOU as a quiet achiever?” today. It could begin your journey to being the thoughtful, quietly powerful corporate leader your organisation needs.
