{"id":1210,"date":"2017-04-02T07:12:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-02T06:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/silta.es\/juantatay\/2017\/04\/02\/use-your-work-and-learning-styles-to-work-better-on-any-team\/"},"modified":"2017-04-02T07:12:00","modified_gmt":"2017-04-02T06:12:00","slug":"use-your-work-and-learning-styles-to-work-better-on-any-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silta.es\/juantatay\/use-your-work-and-learning-styles-to-work-better-on-any-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Use Your Work and Learning Styles to Work Better on Any Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/zapier.com\/blog\/work-learning-styles\/?utm_campaign=Use%20Your%20Work%20and%20Learning%20Styles%20to%20Build%20Better%20Professional%20Relationships&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=blogblogposts\">Zapier &#8211; Use Your Work and Learning Styles to Work Better on Any Team<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&nbsp;Identify Learning Styles<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"learning styles\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.zapier.com\/storage\/photos\/033bad9dbb3a293c8c577a290469074d.png\" style=\"-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 0px 0px 2px 1px; border: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 0px 0px 2px 1px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\" \/><br \/>A quick quiz can help you find your strongest learning style&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>If you\u2019re working extremely closely with someone (like a direct team member or manager), consider identifying their learning style as well. The way people absorb information is closely tied to the way they work; plus, you can use this to avoid misinterpretation and miscommunication.&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>According to Howard Gardner, a Professor of Education at Harvard University, there are seven (or more) basic types of intelligence. His&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/ideacast\/2007\/04\/harvard-business-ideacast-37-f.html\" style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #61aaf5; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.1s ease; vertical-align: baseline;\">Multiple Intelligences Theory<\/a>&nbsp;states, \u201cthe mind is better described as consisting of eight or nine relatively separate faculties.\u201d<br \/>While every person has every type of intelligence, they\u2019re usually stronger in one or two and weaker in the others. Unsurprisingly, it\u2019s easiest for them to learn in a way that reflects their primary intelligence.&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>Here are the seven types of learning styles:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #354147; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 2em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; margin: 20px 0px 20px 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\n<li style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Visual-spatial:<\/span>&nbsp;Can understand the relationship between images and meanings and objects and space.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #354147; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 2em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; margin: 20px 0px 20px 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\n<li style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Interpersonal:<\/span>&nbsp;Can recognize, understand, and influence other people\u2019s emotions, wants, and desires.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #354147; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 2em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; margin: 20px 0px 20px 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\n<li style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Linguistic:<\/span>&nbsp;Can use words (both written and verbal) to express their ideas and learn new concepts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #354147; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 2em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; margin: 20px 0px 20px 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\n<li style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Intrapersonal:<\/span>&nbsp;Can understand one\u2019s own emotions, wants, and desires and control them as needed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #354147; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 2em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; margin: 20px 0px 20px 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\n<li style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Kinesthetic:<\/span>&nbsp;Can use their body to convey information and ideas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #354147; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 2em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; margin: 20px 0px 20px 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\n<li style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Logical-mathematical:<\/span>&nbsp;Can solve abstract problems, analyze complex information, recognize patterns, and develop calculations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #354147; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 2em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; margin: 20px 0px 20px 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\n<li style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">Musical:<\/span>&nbsp;Can appreciate, create, and reproduce music.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>It\u2019s usually easiest to identify your coworker\u2019s primary intelligence by asking them. Shoot them an email with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edutopia.org\/multiple-intelligences-assessment\" style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #61aaf5; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.1s ease; vertical-align: baseline;\">a link to this test<\/a>&nbsp;and pay attention to the words he or she uses.<br \/>For instance, if you say, \u201cCould I please get your feedback on my lead gen ideas?\u201d:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #354147; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 2em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; margin: 20px 0px 20px 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\n<li style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">a kinesthetic person might say, \u201cHit me\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #354147; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 2em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; margin: 20px 0px 20px 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\n<li style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">a visual person might say, \u201cLet\u2019s see what you\u2019ve got\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #354147; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 2em; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; margin: 20px 0px 20px 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\n<li style=\"border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">a logical-mathematical person might say, \u201cI\u2019d be happy to review them\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Of course, a single answer can\u2019t tell you what their primary intelligence is\u2014but if you keep track over time, you should notice a trend.&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>It\u2019s also helpful to observe how they naturally communicate.<br \/>\u2022Do they default to drawing on a whiteboard or sending you screenshots and screencasts? They\u2019re probably a visual thinker.<br \/>\u2022Do they use their hands and physical objects to explain their ideas? They\u2019re probably a kinesthetic thinker.<br \/>\u2022Do they send you detailed emails, write reports, and give presentations? They\u2019re probably a linguistic thinker.<br \/>\u2022Do they spontaneously come up with jingles or raps during conversations? They\u2019re probably a musical thinker.<br \/>\u2022Are they reflective, calm, and the go-to person in a crisis? They\u2019re probably an intrapersonal thinker.<br \/>\u2022Are they charismatic, universally well-liked, and a natural leader? They\u2019re probably an interpersonal thinker.<br \/>\u2022Are they one of the first to spot a pattern or discrepancy in the data? They\u2019re probably a logical-mathematical thinker.&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>Once you\u2019ve figured out which category your colleague fits into, tailor your communication method appropriately.&nbsp;Let\u2019s say your boss is a linguistic thinker. Instead of sending her your monthly report in a Powerpoint deck, like you usually do, consider sending a straightforward text document.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;Zapier &#8211; Use Your Work and Learning Styles to Work Better on Any Team &nbsp;Identify Learning StylesA quick quiz can help you find your strongest learning style&nbsp; If you\u2019re working extremely closely with someone (like a direct team member or manager), consider identifying their learning style as well. 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