My senior manager told me the other day that those who are aggressive and domineering are the ones who get promoted; not the quiet, introverted ones. Maybe it’s because I work at Deloitte?

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Build your brand and develop key relationships. I’m an introvert and made it to MD at Deloitte.

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That’s uplifting!

It's because you work in corporate America.

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It’s everywhere in America. Read the book Quiet and you know why.

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This! The book is an eye opener.

Find the niche that you are Great in and someone who appreciates you. I have found several people (managers and peers) whose strengths and weakness I complemented very well. Never had any issues getting promotions due to that 🙂

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Nope that is every big consulting firm honestly... sad but true. You can be a dumb extrovert and get promoted. You can also be a highly knowledgeable introvert and go unnoticed

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Yup. Not only in Consulting. It’s an American thing. Other countries promote expertise, here it’s the sales guys.

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Also at BCG , same thing

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