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Originally Posted by MarchHare
Personal anecdote: since workplace social committees are usually dominated by outgoing extroverted types (who naturally choose activities they enjoy on behalf of the entire organization), I volunteered for my company's committee in an attempt to bring change from within. I wasn't going to shoot down every activity the extroverts proposed, but I did want a few events that would be enjoyable by the introverted employees (of which there are many in my organization). Every. Single. One. of my ideas was voted down by the extroverted majority on the committee in favour of activities they preferred like karaoke night and salsa dance lessons.
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The bolded part kinda proves a point. I am not saying it is a fair point, but it proves one.
Take out social committee events, and trade that for negotiating for venture Capital, or negotiating a contract with a vendor, a salary roll back with an employee, the re-branding of your corporate image.... etc.
Sometimes you need the brash, loudmouth, take no prisoners type at the top to handle these types of things. I have seen people with an unpopular ideas sway the vote of an entire room using straight up brute force A-type personality and salesmanship traits to get exactly what they want.
That's the guy you want running a company in most cases, because he can leverage those skills for his employer.