Dr. Ellen Weber from the Brain-Based Business Blog writes a couple of great posts about the differences in our work styles, based on the areas of the brain we use the most.
Those that favor the right side of the brain:
1). Solve more problems by combining facts…images…and ideas others offer… to lead the group with better solutions….
2). Process new ideas and throw in spontaneous answers to complex problems… the kind that lift eyebrows in a discussion….
3). Design your office so that it inspires better work and reflects the art you most enjoy….
4). Use facial gestures and body language that win you deals that others dream of….
5). Build friendships and lead others in ways they find a willingness to follow….
6). Recognize faces of clients and former associates and remember music that moved your day to new heights….
7). Gather the parts and bits all around you into a vision that other can see and that can take your business to the peaks….
On the other hand, those that prefer acting in more rational ways may use the left side of their brain more frequently:
1). Deal with project details… by breaking them down to one at a time
2). Process information such as an action plan into linear and sequential steps
3). Plan and organize a week for with time in mind
4). Articulate well through speaking … reading … and writing
5). Remember and apply key facts as well as solve arithmetic operations
6). Recognize words and numbers to complete business projects
7). Think logically and in ways that analyze… sort… and use other people’s ideas
The left brain too often get a bum wrap when companies take it for granted in their efforts to use more right brain creativity. Yet, as your storeroom for reason … this side holds power tools for writers… engineers … information technologies and others who need its logical … problem solving … no-nonsense approaches…. It’s also useful to those who plan and structure facts or who compare differences….
Can you identify with this, recognize your work preferences?
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