One of the best things in life is how each person is unique. The same goes for the way they learn. However, there are four different styles of learning so it can be hard for any manager or supervisor to make sure they are doing everything they can to help their employees succeed. By understanding the different learning styles you can effectively foster accomplishments around the workplace.

Visual – Nonverbal

Just like the name implies, this type of learner does best with pictures. Whether that’s a diagram or chart, they learn by seeing. They typically learn the best when they are surrounded by a quiet environment. This allows them to better study and decipher the information. As a manager or supervisor, to help this kind of learner succeed, be sure to provide them with plenty of visual aids for the task at hand. Charts, graphs, maps, flow charts, or webs are the preferred materials for this learner.

Visual – Verbal

Just like the visual/nonverbal learner, the visual only learner does best with information in the form of pictures. This learner however, can also succeed when there is written or verbal material accompanying the visual aid. This could be a spoken presentation or perhaps an outline that goes along with the chart or graph, this learner is able to succeed in most environments.

Auditory

Completely different than the visual learner, the auditory learner does best with verbal cues. They understand and comprehend things better by both listening and talking through their problems. These learners will often ask you to “tell me” or “talk it over” in order to better understand the task at hand. Because listening is their strong suit, they typically excel at writing responses, reports, and blogs. However, being an auditory learner can also cause certain problems by easily being distracted. Simply listening to music or having white noise in the background can allow them to concentrate on the task at hand.

Kinesthetic

One of the more unique learning styles, the kinesthetic learner does best by touching or doing. However for many professions, this can prove to be difficult. This learner tends to do their best work with hands-on tasks. Being able to move around their workspace or physically touch their task can help them produce the best results. Even their organization may be different as they tend to write down their tasks using different colors or sizes in order to prioritize their work. Kinesthetic learners are a small fraction of the population.

Various learning styles make it so that a company must adjust to accommodate everyone. Whether it’s seeing, hearing, or doing, there are many kinds of learners that you will come into contact with over your career. Although making simple adjustments to your management style for each individual may seem like tall order, it will produce extraordinary results.

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