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Solitude is out of fashion. Our companies, our schools and our culture are in thrall to an idea I call the New Groupthink, which holds that creativity and achievement come from an oddly gregarious place.

Susan Cain

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Susan Cain
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: March 20
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Though shyness per se was unacceptable, reserve was a mark of good breeding.
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We don't need giant personalities to transform companies. We need leaders who build not their own egos but the institutions they run.
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