(the title for this article comes from Isabel Myers, Gifts Differing) The well-known verse, “Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes” comes from a poem by Mary T. Lathrap published in 1895 entitled Judge Softly and…
It’s the Hap, Happiest Time of the Year… ’Tis the Season to be Jolly…We Wish You a Merry Christmas… Psychologists recognize that the holiday season can heighten stress, anxiety and even depression. Our emotional state can be negatively impacted by…
So, you have taken the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (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…
An abbreviated excerpt on the foundation of Myers-Briggs Type 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 of…
Did your “scores” on the MBTI assessment indicate that you have strong preferences for one of the pair of opposites? Do you find yourself describing yourself and others, as “being off the chart” (or a similar adjective) with regard to…
“Interpretation of MBTI results should be a joint process between the professional giving the interpretation and the respondent reacting. The interpreter should never say flatly, ‘You are such and such a type’…. MBTI results are, of course, not always right.”…
Do we really need to understand how, why or even whether, the MBTI® assessment is a type instrument rather than a trait instrument, or that Jungian psychological type is more than just a bundle of traits? Is there really that…
“We share common experiences with the groups we belong to…[yet] each of us has a unique constellation of characteristics and experiences of living in our time and our place that have never been seen before and will never be seen…
“Of all the things that sustain a leader over time, love is the most lasting…The best-kept secret of successful leaders is love: staying in love with leading, with the people who do the work, with what their organizations produce…Leadership is…
Every year we are bombarded with articles and advice and “how to’s” about “sticking” to our resolutions. There are many good articles out there, just Google “How to Stick to Your New Year’s Resolutions” to see for yourself. The common…
