21 MARCH 2016

Embrace diversity of thought and accommodate left-eared people

The idea comes from research undertaken jointly by the London School of Economics and the University of New South Wales and it suggests that when we lean in to listen to what someone is saying, we instinctively lean in with either our left ear or our right ear. And, so the research indicates, those who lean in with their left ear tend to be right-brained – the creative ones, the out-of-the-box thinkers, the risk takers. The mavericks. Why is this important? Because if you truly embrace the concept of diversity of thought you have to be

prepared for the fact that some people are going to have thoughts that you don’t agree with, thoughts that you don’t like and, probably, thoughts that positively scare you.

Is it really worth making the effort to accommodate such people?

Are you familiar with the concept of left-eared people?

James Michael Lafferty makes it clear he is firmly of the opinion that not only do you have to bite the bullet but there are big benefits to be had in doing so.

one of the dangerous outcomes of the globalization of talent management is the tendency of global ‘score-carding’ of performance to create a company full of ‘vanilla’ — everyone acts the same.

Diversity of thought

It may be difficult to quantify the impact that mavericks have. But they are often inspirational. They push the envelope.

To read the full blog post: www.neelabettridge.com/embrace-diversity-of-thought/

Embrace diversity of thought and accommodate left-eared people