Personality Type
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My Labels, My Choice
I just ran across this question in a LinkedIn group: Do Typology Instruments Box People Into a Category Using Labeling? The poster wrote: My understanding is that Jung did not mean for his theories to be used as “labels.” He meant them to help people grow and develop beyond a way of being. I have… Continue reading
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Sour Grapes and the MBTI
The MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) is a self-assessment and self-discovery instrument for Psychological Type. It was developed in the late 1940s and has been in use since the 1960s. To date, millions of people have taken the MBTI. Notwithstanding its popularity (or perhaps because of it), there are detractors. How much of this is due… Continue reading
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Sour Grapes and The MBTI
The MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) is a self-assessment and self-discovery instrument for Psychological Type. It was developed in the late 1940s and has been in use since the 1960s. To date, millions of people have taken the MBTI. The questions have been reconsidered and rewritten multiple times, based on how well they sort people into… Continue reading
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Watching Temperament Play Out Over Coffee Cups
One of my interests is Personality Type and Temperament. I also like Starbucks Frappucinos. You wouldn’t think these two things would intersect, but, recently, I realized that they do. They come together in the form of the precious and controversial Trenta cup. The Trenta is a 31-oz cold cup size introduced in January, 2011. Starbucks… Continue reading
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StrengthsFinder and Psychological Type
I traveled up to Sacramento yesterday (a 2-hour trip by BART & car) to attend the April CCC-APT meeting. Erin Passons presented "Discover Your Strengths: Combining StrengthsFinder and Psychological Type". Read my commentary… Continue reading
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StrengthsFinder and Psychological Type
I traveled up to Sacramento yesterday to attend the April CCC-APT meeting. Erin Passons presented “Discover Your Strengths: Combining StrengthsFinder and Psychological Type”. I’ve been a fan of the Gallup StrengthsFinder since discovering it over a decade ago. Until now, however, it simply hadn’t occurred to me to consider how StrengthsFinder Talent (Theme) combinations might… Continue reading
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There’s No Such Thing as an Ambivert
The term "ambivert" was popularized by Dan Pink in 2013, in an article on leaders and sales. The word operates in the same colloquial universe of definitions in which introverts are shy and retiring and extroverts (usually spelled with an o) are loud and outgoing. [Read my commentary…] Continue reading
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There’s No Such Thing as an Ambivert
The term “ambivert” was popularized by Dan Pink in 2013, in an article on leaders and sales. The word operates in the same colloquial universe of definitions in which introverts are shy and retiring and extroverts (usually spelled with an o) are loud and outgoing. Here’s an excerpt from Pink’s article in the Washington Post:… Continue reading
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EEG from the Other Side of the Table
As I previously described, I had my brain activity scanned and mapped last June as part of Dario Nardi's neuroscience and personality study. I had a wonderful time, but I had to wonder what the experience was like on the other side of the desk. Although Dario had taken a few pictures of the computer… Continue reading
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My Brain on a T-shirt
In June, 2014, I had my brain activity mapped as part of Dario Nardi's neuroscience of personality study. When I heard that Dario would be returning to speak at our March 2015 BAAPT meeting, I knew what I wanted to do. Each month, I try to choose a t-shirt from my collection that best reflects… Continue reading
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