Relating mental models to competencies and abilities may be a competitive advantage factor for organizations. Based on these assumptions, this article aims to relate brain dominance skills to managerial competencies required in a company. Descriptive and quantitative analysis was the methodological approach used. Thus, a survey was conducted with 127 tactical operational managers at a medium-sized textile company in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, applying a tool proposed by Miranda (1997) to identify brain dominance skills. The results obtained with this tool were correlated and analyzed based on the functions performed by the employees in the competencies managerial model proposed by Quinn et al. (2003). Thus, we establish a direct relationship between the elements addressed, and present the importance of this kind of tool as a human capital management instrument in the organizations.
Knowledge management; Managerial competences; Brain dominance skills
