For this month's topic, we'd like to expand upon some of the earlier information. We expand on that in this newsletter. People oriented people tend to have more team-oriented management styles. People-oriented people are most comfortable when they are teaching, coaching, helping, communicating, advising, persuading, motivating, entertaining, guiding, leading, selling, inspiring. Things-oriented people are most comfortable with physical dexterity, building, constructing, modeling, remodeling, growing plants, manufacturing, refinishing, restoring, working with tools or instruments.
Managers tend to be most comfortable when they are surrounded by people they understand.
This usually means they appreciate people more like themselves. Compare that to your boss and to the people who work for you. You might find value in making a chart of where different people work best or spend time discussing the topic with those you feel most comfortable with. Learning to appreciate our own talents and the talents of others goes a long way toward creating better teams and avoiding the frustration of working someone who sees the world differently.