A Thinking Rule: One & One Never Makes Two; It Makes One Or It Makes Three+

A person has a view on something “One”, and you offer them another view “One”. If this person is an inflexible Thinker, they will tend to change the new view (assimilate it) so it looks like their one and the result then is “One”. But if the person is a curious Thinker, they will likely try and accommodate the new view and we’d presume they then have “Two” views – but we’d be wrong.

The human brain is made to notice the difference between the two views and this difference becomes a new view making the result “Three”. It's actually this difference that the first person needs to avoid. Then, when you have an imaginative Thinker, their brains enjoy having “Three” and want more because they can.

Those who can, do and those who don’t, can’t! “Two” is possible but it's temporary, while the person decides which way to leap – “One or “Three”.

As a leader you must know who's who. If someone can’t, they won’t. If they can, they will – without you asking. Make sure you match your "1s" and "3s" to tasks properly.

As their leader, there’s a sure way to really harm someone – give them a job they can’t do while you blindly insist they should because you’ve presumed they can. You could just ask them and if you're a good enough leader, they'll tell you.