About Psychological Safety Psychological Safety – describes an organizational culture wherein people feel able to speak up without fear of retribution. Amy Edmondson, renowned author, social science researcher and Harvard professor, defined the term as, “the belief that the work…
My Practitioner Journey In my late 20’s I read Isabel Myers’ book Gifts Differing. The book changed my life – it confirmed I was OK just the way I was, despite being surrounded by others that were different from me,…
Part Four in a Five Part Series – Jungian Psychological Types are Systems of Energy “Each of the 16 Types is a dynamic system between the flow of psychic energy from mental process to mental process and from our conscious…
As I traverse the challenging waters of social distancing, each of Carl Jung’s 8 Function-Attitudes (also known as Mental Functions, Mental Processes or Cognitive Processes) plays an important role. My self-observations remind me of the nature of Psychological Type and…
I am blessed to be able to say that Kathy Myers was my mentor and my friend. We met at a local chapter meeting of the Delaware Valley Association of Psychological Type (DVAPT) circa 2001. I had just started my…
Part One in a Five Part Series - Teaching Type Using Jungian Principles Are you troubled by the continual waves of criticism aimed at the MBTI® assessment? I know I am. The most recent round of criticism was ignited by…
Part Two in a Five Part Series – Jungian Psychological Type is a Holistic Theory Review In the first article of this series, I stated that arguments against the MBTI reveal a knowledge gap – a lack of understanding of Psychological Types, the theory on…
Part Three in a Five Part Series – Jungian Psychological Type is a Cognitive Theory "In his work on psychological types, Carl G. Jung identified eight basic mental tools - ways of understanding and making sense of the world -…
So, you have taken the Myers-Briggs assessment (MBTI®), but do you… …remember your 4-letter Type Code (all four letters)? …know what your Type Code means? …use it in your daily work life, as a team member or leader, to make…
An abbreviated excerpt on the foundation of the Myers-Briggs Assessment and its importance “When people are introduced to the MBTI®, the parts of the theory – the four type dichotomies are generally explained first... many people stop at this level…