4. Logical Thinker
They appreciate a step-by-step-by-step progression from the onset of a question or a problem to the finish. They never simply leap from one possibility to another, instead they reflect and deliberate carefully before deciding, speaking and acting. Logical thinkers balance their checkbooks, drive the speed limit and make great organizers.
5. Visionary Thinker
They are the conquerors, the inventors, the originators in all fields of endeavor. They are rarely concerned with mundane details but see lofty possibilities for themselves and others. Usually, they are able motivators and influencers, and they leave the implementation to the analytical and logical thinkers.
Which of these five kinds of thinkers best describe you? What about your wife and kids? What about your mentees? See if you can figure out how those in your life think. It’ll help you help them and relate to them.
Scripture: For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. (Romans 12:4-5)
Mentor Tip: Even if you don’t do the module on Talents & Gifts in your mentoring group, you can have your guys take a personality test like the CliftonStrengths or Myers-Briggs, which help clarify types of thinkers. It’ll help you get to know them and them get to know each other.
This article on different kinds of thinkers originally appeared here.
