Scale of information

Global

Someone with the preference global likes to think and speak in outline; they are a big picture person in a project. He/she looks more at the general outline and rough structure of a project or task. It is better that these people assign details to others. Persons with this preference speak and write in short sentences. You may ask this person “How was your day”- and they will reply “fine”.

Details

Someone with the preference details likes to look at details. In a project he/she can focus on the smallest elements if someone asks this person ”How was your day”, they will reply in detail what they have been up to. People with this preference need details to be able to understand what is happening.