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A few columns ago, I wrote about the differences in the ways introverts and extroverts prefer to communicate and how great bosses get the best from both. I heard from a young editor I respect, Lisa Glowinski of the Rockford (Ill.) Register Star. She's one of a dozen Poynter McCormick Change Leadership Fellows this year, recognized for their work in leadership and innovation.

Lisa's title must take up two business cards. She's editor of the Register Star's GO, Life&Style and People of the Rock River Valley sections and assistant editor of the Rockford Woman magazine.@@INSERT|RESOURCE|127678|EMBED@@

That's a lot of copy for a person who is anything but wordy. Lisa is an introvert -- far happier thinking than talking. But she's developed strategies for making herself heard and offered to share tips for other quiet leaders. So permit me to pipe down and give the floor to Lisa Glowinski, who has a lot to say about introverted bosses:

I've always been an "I," but as a manager I've been expected to act more like an "E," which has been uncomfortable to say the least.

I'm finally coming around by finding my "inner extrovert." Here are some tips for others in a similar situation.

• I get satisfaction from my job.
• I feel valued in this company.
• I'm compensated fairly for my work.
• I have a chance to grow...

• My supervisors view me as a high performer.
  
• I've been trusted with increasingly challenging assignments...