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In an interesting article by Del Jones of USA Today, he looks at executives and what it means to be an introvert or extrovert in those various leadership positions.

Here are some of the findings in this are. Being an introvert doesn't necessarily mean that you're shy, but you will be drained by social engagements and will require time to be alone to recharge your batteries.

Extroverts are the opposite, they get energized by just walking into a group of people and find being alone to be a drain upon them.

Another quality of extroverts is that they usually will have a lot of friends while introverts prefer to know a small amount of people really well; they will only confide in a small group of friends.

Interestingly, it has been found that extroverts overall get paid more but get no better results. Also they will move up the chain faster than introverts, but, once they get closer to the top, it is harder for an extrovert than it was on the way up.

I think the reason for this is that an extrovert is one that looks like they're skipping over the mountain tops, while an introvert goes deeper into the valleys.

When you get to the top, there are more extroverts in leadership positions, but only by a small margin.

So no matter what type of person you are in this way, don't think your wrong when you want to get away to get recharged or be in a crowd. What works best for you in this regard, will also work best for the company.