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The Four Types:

Blue: The HBDI® blue quadrant is the fact-based area of the brain.


Those with a high preference here have a strong logical and rational
side. They are analyzers and often find mathematical, technical and
problem solving thought processes more natural.
•A famous blue is Bill Gates.
•A typical blue profession is an engineer.
•Blues are interested in the what of given situations.

Green: The HBDI® green quadrant is the form-based area of the brain.


Those were the high preference here, have a strong organized and
sequential side. They are planned and detailed in their approach, often
wanting a plan of how we get there and the desire to know the next
steps.
•A famous green is Queen Elizabeth II.
•A typical green is a project manager.
•Greens are interested in the when of any given situation.
Red: The HBDI® red quadrant is the feelings-based area of the brain.
Those with a high preference here can be great communicators. They
have a fantastic interpersonal skill and are often musical with a spiritual
side to their thinking.
•A famous red was Mother Theresa.
•A typical red profession is a teacher.
•Reds are interested in the who of given situations and bothered about
relationships.

Yellow: The HBDI® Yellow Quadrant is the future-based area of the


brain. Those with a high preference here are the ideas people. They are
imaginative, holistic, and conceptual thinkers.
•A famous yellow was Einstein.
•A typical yellow profession is an entrepreneur.
•Yellows are interested in the why of any given situation.
Bear in mind that you can be a mixture of all of these. Or sometimes
you're just one of them. We can all use each quadrant, but we have
preferences and these preferences can change depending on the
situation we are in.

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