# In defense of extroverts

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED@State Street Boston
- Speaker: Katherine Lucas
- Year: 2015
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Business and management
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/katherine_lucas_in_defense_of_extroverts)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Katherine Lucas is an extrovert — but to her surprise, her cheerful smiles and warm approach gave others the impression that she was less intelligent and lacked leadership skills. Lucas identifies different types of extroverts and argues that the workplace needs them all.

## Lectures

1. [In defense of extroverts](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/katherine_lucas_in_defense_of_extroverts/ffc517393841), 9 min (TED's player)