4 Quadrants of The Brain by Herrmann

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4 Quadrants of the Brain Labelled by Ned Hermann

Quadrant Key Words Preferred Responds well to Vulnerabilities Typical


Activities Occupations
A Logical, factual, Collecting data, Technical or Too focused, may CEO of technical
Analytical critical, listening to financial missed organization,
thinking technical, informational information, synergistic stock market
quantitative, lectures, reading theories, charts and opportunities, broker, chemist,
abstract, textbooks, graphs, formal favors individual computer
impersonal judging ideas approach, data vs. Group work, programmer,
based on facts, heavy content tends to place finance manager
criteria and facts over
logical reasoning people, problems
with delegating

B Conservative, Following Agendas, goals and Reluctant to Technical


Sequential structured, directions objectives, simple changes, tends to manager,
thinking organized, repetitive graphs and miss the big operations
detailed, detailed presentations, picture, does not manager,
planned homework stickler for time, appreciate bookkeeper, drill
problems, time step by step innovative ideas, sergeant,
management and procedures before avoids dynamic supervisory
schedules, concluding situations nurse,
planning and construction
organizing engineer
C Emotional, Listening to and Creative and free Dislike for Marketing, sales,
Interpersonal spiritual, feeling, sharing ideas, flowing activities, routine and real estate,
thinking sensory, looking for experiential structured elementary
kinaesthetic personal activities like music activities, school teacher,
meaning, sensory and art, people- tendency to be social worker,
input, teamwork, centered activities impulsive and counsellor,
win-win discussions emotional, often secretary
situations misses out on
details
D Visual, holistic, Looking at the big Fun activities, Can be Artist,
Imaginative intuitive, picture, talking humor, future impractical, tend entertainer,
thinking innovative, initiative, oriented activities, to overlook musician,
conceptual simulations experimentation, details, may tend entrepreneur,
(“what if” thought provoking to procrastinate strategic planner,
questions), visual and challenging especially if they creative writer,
aids, appreciate situations, visuals do not like what film director
beauty of a they are doing
problem, like repetitive
brainstorming, tasks, difficulty in
visionary prioritizing

Prepared by: Daisy A. Puertas

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