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Why introverted Susan Cain is leading a Quiet Revolution

CBC Radio | Posted: August 10, 2015 12:53 PM | Last Updated: August 10, 2015

Image | Susan Cain

Caption: Award-winning author Susan Cain is best known for her bestselling book 'Quiet: The Power of Introverts in A World That Can’t Stop Talking' which has been translated into over 30 languages. (Aaron Fedor)

How can a quieter person succeed in a society that routinely listens to the loudest voice in the room? How would our ideas about work, love and leisure change if introversion was better understood?
These are the kinds of questions that drive Susan Cain, author of the award-winning book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking(external link). After hitting a nerve with her bestseller, Cain founded a consulting company dubbed Quiet Revolution(external link). She joins guest host Candy Palmater to discuss her manifesto for a world that values introverts.

Image | Introverts at meetings

Caption: q: Are your work meetings dominated by a vocal few? How might we go about changing that? (Fabiola Carletti/CBC)

Image | Introvert in love

Caption: q: Are you an introvert dating an extrovert? Tell us how you make it work. (Fabiola Carletti/CBC)

WEB EXTRA | Not sure if you're an introvert or extrovert? Take Susan Cain's quiz here(external link). Plus, watch the author's viral TED talk — The Power of Introverts — below.

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