Jun 16, 2020
On today’s SPECIAL EDITION of The Uplow’d, we welcome
guests Jennifer Kahnweiler, author of Creating
Introvert-Friendly Workplaces, and 84.51° Director of
Consulting, Ryan Showalter, to talk about ITOPiA. This associate
resource group was created specifically to provide support and
resources for 84.51°’s introverted employees. We’ll talk about the
unique challenges that introverts face in the workplace, and the
ways that employers can fine tune their workplaces to be sure
they’re taking advantage of introverted employees’ quiet
strengths.
Jennifer
Kahnweiler, PhD, is a bestselling author and one of the top
global leadership speakers on introverts. She has written several
books on the topic of introversion, including The
Introverted Leader, Quiet Influence, The Genius of
Opposites, and her newest work, Creating Introvert-Friendly Workplaces. Jennifer has been a
learning and development professional and leadership speaker at
leading organizations including Merck, Kimberly Clark, NASA, Bosch,
The American Chemical Society, Freddie Mac and the US Centers for
Disease Control.
Ryan Showalter leads the Fresh MPCL team for 84.51°
to continue to drive value for Fresh clients and generate revenue
growth. In 2019, he founded ITOPiA at 84.51° to focus on the
dynamics of introversion in the workplace. An Ohio resident and
father of three, Ryan is a graduate of DePaul University (MBA) and
Denison University.