If you don't initially agree with human development
consultant Marlane Miller's theory that people don't
change, don't worry: You're in good company.
"All my background in education, psychology, human and
organizational behavior was about one thing: change," writes
Miller in BrainStyles: Change Your Life Without Changing Who You
Are (Simon & Schuster, $23 cloth). "Change the
environment and you'll change the business and the people along
with them. I trained people to make changes--to modify their
behavior and learn new ways to lead and manage, to follow
management models based on case studies of successful
people."
Once she was brought in to improve teamwork among the employees
at her husband's manufacturing company, however, Miller
underwent something of a transformation. Rather than change people,
Miller now believes the key to harmonious workplaces (and, for that
matter, self-actualized individuals) is to learn to appreciate the
different "brainstyles" each of us has.
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What's a brainstyle? "An individual brainstyle
is a whole pattern of strengths," Miller explains. "It is
what you are naturally good at, can be counted on for, and what you
love doing."
Throughout the book, Miller details each of the brainstyles she
has isolated--from Knower to Deliberator. Both readable and
insightful, BrainStyles is a good choice for entrepreneurs
with staffing headaches.
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