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Understanding YourThinker Leadership Trait
Leaders who are predominantly Thinkers like to analyze the world around them. They prefer thinking to doing and often become out of touch with the practical reality of working in an organization. Thinkers also have a hard time translating impulses into action. Many Thinkers will not act until they are certain of what they want to do. In fact, Thinkers can become so engrossed with their thoughts that they lose touch with everything else.
Mature Thinkers are capable of comprehending complex phenomena at a glance. They thoroughly analyze problems from multiple angles and ask questions that get people to challenge the basic assumptions they used in solving a problem. Not only are mature Thinkers ...
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