2interact Brainwave 1 : How men and women differ in their thinking
If you want things done and also focus on people issues, give it to women; but if you want someone to analyse and to look at the bigger picture give it to men.
The above statement is based on our total database and therefore fairly accurate. An important remark is that if your profile does not match the general average…it does not mean you are the wrong gender as the statements are made based on the average. Inside that average you might find people of the same gender differing dramatically.
(At the end of this email you will find a descriptor of each of the areas that people were tested.)
Below you will find some very interesting statistics from the entire database, especially between women and men. We will continue to send you some as the database grows and as we do more and more classifications.
Diagram above shows the differences between men and women and also shows the combined average.
Diagram above shows the size of the difference in each area. If the bar is above the 0.00 line then men scored higher. If the bar is below the 0.00 line then women scored more.
The distinction between women and men are the following :
Methodical : The biggest of the differences in the 4 areas is that women are far more methodical, which means on average they get things done more than men.
Visionary : The second biggest difference where men score far more than women. So if you want to change things or take risks rather ask men (it does not mean they can get it done).
Analytical : Men outscore women slightly which means they should know how things work slightly better.
Connected : Women outscore men marginally (to be expected).
The following thinking sequence is also based on the statistics, and please do remember that if you do differ from this in your profile it does not mean you are “wrong” in your gender, but rather that you operate slightly differently.
Sequence of thinking for women :
Methodical, Connected, Analytical and lastly Visionary.
The meaning is that more women than men communicate by following a process in their thinking and also communicate based on what it means for the people. So men in general make sure you need to know that women place certainty and people first and therefore you need to prepare better on this.
Sequence of thinking for men :
Analytical, Visionary, Connected, Methodical.
When most men communicate they will analyze the facts and figures and then try to understand/create the bigger picture and possibly take some risk. Women need to understand that fewer men than women will follow a method or process and might appear all over the place.
Remember you were tested on the following 4 dimensions :
If you scored low in any area IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU CANNOT DO IT, but rather that your preference lies somewhere else and hence your thinking will start somewhere else.
THE IMPORTANT POINT IS NOT TO GET LOST IN THE GENERALISATIONS, BUT RATHER TO FOCUS ON UNDERSTANDING YOURSELF AND THE PEOPLE YOU ARE COMMUNICATING WITH, AND TRY TO SPEAK THEIR PREFERENCE IN THINKING… e.g. IF A PERSON IS METHODICAL THEN MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A PROCESS AND STRUCTURE AND NOT TO BLAST THEM WITH NEW IDEAS IF YOU ARE VISIONARY. WATCH THE POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE SUCCESS OF YOUR COMMUNICATION IF YOU PAY ATTENTION TO THIS.