What Kind of Thinker Are You? (part 2 of 4)

Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul to You. Psalms 143:8 The result of trying to function in a role for which you aren’t mentally wired is going to be distress and dysfunction. Each one of us is born with a built in thinking wavelength, a way of organizing the world, tolerating change, and juggling variables. We must recognize that we may have a thinking wavelength that may or may not be the same as the person we married, our supervisor, those we manage, or others we regularly interact with. The thinking wavelength is directly related to the work you are going to do successfully. The continuum, is from left administrative/operational) to development/strategic), the categories are grinders, minders, keepers, finders, and theorists. Today we will explore the work of the “Minders” and “Keepers”… Minders can manage a unit team, having both the people skills and the organizational abilities to do so. T/hey can supervise the performance of work. They are basically concrete thinkers and are likely to function best in front line supervision. They Havre the ability to conduct diagnoses and to problem solve. They will “mind the store” well and put out brush fires when they flare up. Minders have the following abilities: can run a department, have diagnostic tendencies, are usually not innovative but perceive no reason to be, and can manage people in their area of expertise. Positions often best occupied by minders are supervisors, teachers, chief engineers, software programmers, section leaders, and department foremen/managers. Keepers, on the other hand, are capable of managing the whole store. They possess an appreciation for the administrative and the strategic. They may have both concrete and abstract thinking skills, but will be biased to administrative/operational work. They make great mediators because they can relate to both ends of the thinking wavelength spectrum. Keepers have these tendencies and basic traits: handle details and see the broader vision, handle variables well, are operationally biased, have a sense of the strategic and appreciate the strategic, are organized, and are good with people. Keepers make good personnel managers, directors of departments, plant managers, general/operations managers, division managers, chief operating officers, school principal, executive pastor, academic dean, and executive assistants. Your thinking wavelength defines the type of roles that will make you most fulfilled, least stressed, and most successful. What is your thinking wavelength? Truth@Life can help you, regardless of your location. Call 248-396-6255 or email me at curtis.songer@gmail.com for a free consultation. If you receive value from these blogs, please consider donating to keep this blog site up and running. This ministry cannot continue without the generous donations of its readers. Just click on the "Donate" button in the upper right. For more info on help I can provide check out http://truthatlife.com/ or email me directly at curtis.songer@gmail.com