Slightly Off KIlter

Normal is overrated

  • Working From Home

    I read this today in the Huffington Post: Marissa Mayer’s Work-From-Home Ban Is The Exact Opposite Of What CEOs Should Be Doing Lisa Belkin Senior Columnist on Life/Work/Family, The Huffington Post What others see as the future of the workplace, and what parents see as a most important tool for juggling home and work, Marissa… Continue reading

  • Working From Home

    I read this today in the Huffington Post: Marissa Mayer's Work-From-Home Ban Is The Exact Opposite Of What CEOs Should Be Doing Lisa Belkin Senior Columnist on Life/Work/Family, The Huffington Post What others see as the future of the workplace, and what parents see as a most important tool for juggling home and work, Marissa… Continue reading

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  • Social Styles vs MBTI: A Type Epiphany

    Many years ago, at least 5 years before I discovered the MBTI, I took a one-day workshop called “Managing Interpersonal Relationships”, offered through my day job. The workshop used one of the “4-Quadrant Personality Models” as a way to explain and improve team communications (aka “interpersonal relationships”) in the workplace. In particular, it focused on… Continue reading

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  • Social Styles vs MBTI: A Type Epiphany

    Many years ago, at least 5 years before I discovered the MBTI, I took a one-day workshop called "Managing Interpersonal Relationships", offered through my day job. The workshop used one of the "4-Quadrant Personality Models" as a way to explain and improve team communications (aka "interpersonal relationships") in the workplace. In particular, it focused on… Continue reading

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  • Lamp Tweaking

    A few years ago, we found an interesting 5-head floor lamp at a garage sale. We're quite pleased with it. Each of the five "heads" has an adjustable goose neck, to better position the light where we want it. The switch provides several options: light upwards, downwards, all on, or all off. When we recently… Continue reading

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  • Emotional Intelligence and Type

    Yesterday, I attended a workshop entitled "Linking Type and Emotional Intelligence for Effectiveness". The workshop was presented by Roger Pearman for BAAPT (the Bay Area Association for Psychological Type). (Flyer) In the morning, we learned the basics of Emotional Intelligence (EQ). "The role of emotions in cognition is pervasive and ubiquitous. Perception and judgement in… Continue reading

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  • Emotional Intelligence and Type

    (Note: This article was originally posted in my “personal” weblog. I decided to copy it here so that all of my Type-related posts can be found in commentary.) Yesterday, I attended a workshop entitled “Linking Type and Emotional Intelligence for Effectiveness”. The workshop was presented by Roger Pearman for BAAPT (the Bay Area Association for… Continue reading

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  • From Database records to Name tags

    I'm taking over the volunteer position of Database Manager for a group I belong to. Before I can officially take over, I need to know that I can replicate the processes that the previous volunteer followed. She has a PC; I use a Mac. My first task: Figuring out how to create name badges for… Continue reading

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  • The MBTI is Nothing Like Astrology

    I’ve been meaning to write this post for a while, but I haven’t had the right nudge until now. But today, someone gave me that nudge. Every now and then, someone blathers about the MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) being no better or worse than Astrology. The articles make for amusing punditry, but they miss an… Continue reading

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  • The MBTI is Nothing Like Astrology

    I've been meaning to write this post for a while, but I haven't had the right nudge until now. But today, someone gave me that nudge. Every now and then, someone blathers about the MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) being no better or worse than Astrology. The articles make for amusing punditry, but they miss an… Continue reading

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