The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

Back in my adult education days, the most annoying person I met was, let’s call her, Rita Queen of Sp eed, an instant Myers-Briggs (MBTI) expert . She had spent a couple of days analysing herself and, it seemed all the world, on some ruddy workshop. Her every sentence was peppered with phrases like “Well, as an ISFJ I believe...” or “Of course St Paul was an INTJ...” Grrr...! Aaaargh!! Mummy! Show me the way to the nearest gas oven! ! Well, now we can all do an instant RQOS with a wondrous gadget called Typealyzer (h/t Steve Hayes ). Feed in any blog ... Read Full Story

Choosing a career path is one of the most important decisions you’ll ever make—but how do you decide what is right for you? You may take a career path that uses the skills you have or the education you’ve gotten. You may even choose a career based on what you think you “should” do—because of what your parents or teachers have told you is right for you. But you may not know that you are naturally more suited for some careers than for others. Why? Each of us has an individual personality type that affects how much we’ll like a job. Think, for instance, ... Read Full Story

Myers-Briggs The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, based on the work of Carl Jung identifies 16 personality styles based on: How you relate to the world (Extravert or Introvert) Extraverts try things out, focus on the world around Introverts think things through, focus on the inner world of ideas. How you take in information (Sensing or iNtuiting) Sensors (practical, detail-oriented, focus on facts and procedures) Intuitors (imaginative, concept-oriented, focus on meanings and possibilities) How you make decisions (Thinking or Feeling) Thinkers are skeptical, tend to make decisions based on logic and rules Feelers are appreciative, tend to make decisions based on personal and humanistic considerations How ... Read Full Story

Feb 18 February 18, 2009 | Heather Zempel has an interesting post at Wineskins on the communications challenges of thinkers and feelers. She really nailed this one. I’m a big fan of the Myers Briggs Type Indicator , which classifies people into four of eight categories: Favorite world : Do you prefer to focus on the outer world or on your own inner world? This is called Extraversion (E) or Introversion (I). Information: Do you prefer to focus on the basic information you take in or do you prefer to interpret and add meaning? This is called Sensing (S) or Intuition (N). Decisions: When ... Read Full Story

Recently, I've had several conversations with clients about rewards and why we compete. So, when I came across this snippet from Lifehack.org , it prompted me to share a different perspective: Author of “Motivation from the Inside Out: Rethinking Rewards, Assessment, and Learning” and “Beyond Bribes and Threats: Realistic Alternatives to Controlling Students’ Behavior”, Alfie Kohn wrote this piece for the New York Times in 1993 about rewards in the workplace not motivating employees the right way. Kohn suggests that these rewards act the exact same as punishments and create negative work environments. I call BS on this simplistic presumption. The problem isn't the ... Read Full Story