"Marissa Mayer, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Mark Zuckerberg, and Steven Spielberg"
Most of the people listed here essentially built their own businesses. You don't really need to network and schmooze your way to the top when the top isn't even built yet.
How about people that started out as a non-executive at a company and worked their way through management and then to a top executive position? I'm guessing this is much less common for introverts (but more of a common leadership position) because you need to network and interact with people constantly and effectively.
Most of the people listed here essentially built their own businesses. You don't really need to network and schmooze your way to the top when the top isn't even built yet.
How about people that started out as a non-executive at a company and worked their way through management and then to a top executive position? I'm guessing this is much less common for introverts (but more of a common leadership position) because you need to network and interact with people constantly and effectively.