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Peter Drucker, one of my favorite writers on management, said that one of the most important things you can learn about yourself is whether you're a reader or a

by Breza 5y ago

Peter Drucker, one of my favorite writers on management, said that one of the most important things you can learn about yourself is whether you're a reader or a listener. In other words, would you rather listen to someone talk about a topic of read about it? I'm definitely a reader. In the same way, I think there are writers and speakers. My wife is quick on her feet in conversation but would find it awful to have to write five pages on the topic she just breezed through in conversation. I'm the opposite. Now that we're in leadership positions in our respective fields, we've both customized our work environments as much as possible to emphasize our respective skills.

Buttons840 5y ago
I've always wondered if some meetings would be better in a text chatroom format. Everyone can express complex and accurate ideas, and everyone has a chance to digest the ideas. Although, at that point you may as well skip the sycronous nature of meetings and set up a company message board / forum.
Delk 5y ago
It might be worth noting that people aren't necessarily either/or. I found myself not being quick on my feet in conversations at all when I was in my teens or so, but I believe I learned some of that as well when I learned more social skills in my 20's. I'm more of a reader as well, but I'd hate to classify myself as strictly either, as it may sometimes be difficult to distinguish between a strong innate orientation and learned skills (or lack thereof). I don't necessarily like the idea of people categorizing themselves too much since I've seen (especially young) people think of aspects like that as fundamental to themselves, only to discover that they and their skills were more flexible than they thought. I'm not trying to tell you how to view that aspect of yourself, as you certainly know it better yourself, but I wanted to offer another perspective for the sake of other people reading into it.

by Breza 5y ago

Buttons840 5y ago

I've always wondered if some meetings would be better in a text chatroom format. Everyone can express complex and accurate ideas, and everyone has a chance to digest the ideas. Although, at that point you may as well skip the sycronous nature of meetings and set up a company message board / forum.

Delk 5y ago

It might be worth noting that people aren't necessarily either/or. I found myself not being quick on my feet in conversations at all when I was in my teens or so, but I believe I learned some of that as well when I learned more social skills in my 20's. I'm more of a reader as well, but I'd hate to classify myself as strictly either, as it may sometimes be difficult to distinguish between a strong innate orientation and learned skills (or lack thereof). I don't necessarily like the idea of people categorizing themselves too much since I've seen (especially young) people think of aspects like that as fundamental to themselves, only to discover that they and their skills were more flexible than they thought. I'm not trying to tell you how to view that aspect of yourself, as you certainly know it better yourself, but I wanted to offer another perspective for the sake of other people reading into it.