BALANCE. For the past 200 years, researchers have been developing the field of hemisphericity. A breakthrough came in the late 1940s when neurosurgeons first successfully linked behavior to hemisphericity. Language and mathematics reside in the left brain, they confirmed; art, intuition, illusions and metaphysics in the right. The left identifies tasks, gathers data, analyzes information and prepares details; the right assesses context, forms patterns, considers outcomes and prepares for implementation. The two work in harmony, and a project manager must use both sides in balance.
But left-brainers, including most construction engineers, are more competitive. A right-brainer doesn't mind losing once in a while�it's only a game, after all. A right-brainer is one with the universe. A left-brainer wants to get the job done. We always liked construction engineers who were "practical" and "down to earth," didn't we? But don't talk to construction engineers about Maslow's theory of self-actualization, although they need it most. Seldom can you talk about anything spiritual with a mechanical mind that enjoys discipline, efficiency.