I think you are onto something here. On the other hand, current breed of leadership is primarily full of type A, highly visible, forceful personalities that are

I think you are onto something here. On the other hand, current breed of leadership is primarily full of type A, highly visible, forceful personalities that are, at best, difficult to ignore, but hard to take seriously. But I do like your point about how introversion is used an odd excuse. One of the first videos on the subject in one of my MBA classes was on that ( Susan Cain, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0KYU2j0TM4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0KYU2j0TM4 ).