The way we think is the way we build our cricumjacent. The famous psychologist Gilmer said ” Thinking is a problem-solving process in which we used ideas or symbols in place of overt activity”.
The process of thinking improves when we observe the situation and analyze the changes in a deep senses. So, while working in the organization it become prerequisite for the manager to know their employees in a better way, which help to deal and to motivate them for the organizational objectives. By knowing their thinking process and mentality for work, manager is able to distribute the work to the best. Thinking build our nature and performance ethics and these ethical principles make our value in the work place. In one of the research by Stanford University, says that nature and dealing with work is a way to find the personality of that person.
Dr Edward de bono in 1980’s find a sensational concept to unearth the way in which every individual or a team carries their thinking status. The “Concept of six hats”. The six round and colourful hats show different skills and behavioral traits of individual or a group.
The first is white hat. The one who had white hat on the peak of their structure, they carry a behavior similar to sleuth, the belive in data, facts, information, clues, hints, portfolios and concrete bases.
The second one is red hat which reflects the emotions more than intellectual ability of an individual. They are scared, threatened, excited, energized regarding the work. This hat provide opportunity to put forward feeling of team members without any explanation. Place your emotions strategy help the manager to discover the hidden emotions behind supporting the proposal and opposing the proposal of other members.
The black hat is a hat of judgments and caution. These masters of black hat always had a negative perspective apropos about ideas, opinions, values, beliefs, views and vision of there group. They are personality who also had a question and doubts in their mind. But some were this had stop us to do something harmful.
Optimistic and the positive hat “The Yellow Hat” of this concept. This hat show the sanguine face of idea. They find reason why this idea will work.
This hat is a favorite, as it follow the path of innovation and creativity. According to Dr Bono ” Green Hat is concerned with good and new ideas, and ways to look up at thinks. They the are pure visionary personalities like steve jobs and elon musk. We can call them idea machines.
The last hat, process hat or blue hat. This the overview and process control hat. These people who had blue hat are the one who guide the way to discussion, they used to check that the process is working well and efficiently or not, they make the overlook.
These are the six hats of Dr Edward De Bono, Which shows that the discussion in organizations or in a group should work on parallel thinking , the full-spectrum thinking and destroy or eliminate the ego between them. By following this method management find better understanding of their employees and employees find growth or advancement in their intra and inter personal skills.
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Very interesting writeup
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