Not really tech related but an observation on organizational styles.

I work with an incredible team of people. Our team has just put out about 200 new laptops, launched a new student information systems, got 11+ schools and 600 teachers up and running all in a couple of weeks. Not to say there weren’t/are some hiccups, but overall I am very impressed. We are a small team that works well together. We all have different styles and skills, we know what each one of us is good at and where we are lacking. We support and encourage each other even if we get a little “crazy” sometimes.

In thinking about our team I began to think about our different styles. As I was talking with my colleague I realized she is more a concept map and I am a list. She sees the big picture – all the things a tech department does. She sees the interconnectedness of it all. She appears more scattered, to jump around from topic to topic. Like a concept map, not always easy to decipher in a quick glance, but it is all there, organized, connected. I have a more limited piece of the puzzle and have the luxury of being able to be more task orientated. I make a list of things to do, and do them. I am more linear in my thinking I set some goals and the steps to get there. When I was a classroom teacher I also noted similar styles with my students and now working with teachers, some are concept maps and others list. So are you more a concept map or a list?

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