Whats the difference between visioning vs. detail-oriented people?
Most people possess hard-wired traits that manifest in variations depending on the environment and other aspects of the individual. Within any team you will find people on opposite ends one of those “trait spectrums”: visioning people (i.e., think big picture stuff) and implementation focused (i.e., detail-oriented) are a good example of polarized traits that are common in members of teams. It’s not that we can’t work in an area that is not a natural fit for our dominant communication style-our natural bents gravitate toward one skill set vs. the other. People who do exceedingly well in visioning because it’s their natural approach are not typically conducive to solving problems using critical skills. Likewise, it’s very difficult for a critical thinking person when they are asked to shift gears from being detail oriented to vision thinking, to do so! You have to ask yourself, what group of people do you have in the room and what is their natural focus bent to implementing solutions to
