🧘♂️ Some of the best leaders I've worked with
are the ones you’d never expect.
They don’t command the room.
They don’t raise their voice.
They don’t have to.
They lead through calm presence.
Clear intention.
And thoughtful action.
As an extrovert, this was a hard lesson for me.
In my early C-level days, I thought leadership was...
🔥 Charisma
🔥 A powerful message
🔥 That “locker room pep talk“
But experience is a powerful teacher.
I've come to learn:
The quiet ones are rarely empty.
They’re just more fluent in action than words.
This is emotional intelligence at work—
quiet strength, deep empathy, and steady presence.
They listen more. Take in more.
And they thoughtfully process while others talk.
So now I look for something else in a leader.
Not their volume.
Not their charm.
But the quiet consistency of how they show up.
And how they make others feel seen.
Have you worked with a quiet force before?
I’d love to hear what you saw in them. ⬇️
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♻️ Repost to honor action-first leadership
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are the ones you’d never expect.
They don’t command the room.
They don’t raise their voice.
They don’t have to.
They lead through calm presence.
Clear intention.
And thoughtful action.
As an extrovert, this was a hard lesson for me.
In my early C-level days, I thought leadership was...
🔥 Charisma
🔥 A powerful message
🔥 That “locker room pep talk“
But experience is a powerful teacher.
I've come to learn:
The quiet ones are rarely empty.
They’re just more fluent in action than words.
This is emotional intelligence at work—
quiet strength, deep empathy, and steady presence.
They listen more. Take in more.
And they thoughtfully process while others talk.
So now I look for something else in a leader.
Not their volume.
Not their charm.
But the quiet consistency of how they show up.
And how they make others feel seen.
Have you worked with a quiet force before?
I’d love to hear what you saw in them. ⬇️
—
♻️ Repost to honor action-first leadership
➕ Follow me (Chris Laping) for more