Personality Matters Blog
Kevin Wood, Global Marketing
Take 3 For the Sea Case Study
Charity team handles switch to remote work using MBTI insights
Melissa Summer
All About Extraversion – New Podcast Episode
In this episode of The Myers-Briggs Company Podcast, we’re joined by Catherine Ellwood. Catherine Ellwood is an Occupational Psychologist with over 18 years’ experience in people development.
Kevin Wood, Global Marketing
Talking psychometrics with the Start, Scale, Grow podcast
Talent selection, remote working, and psychological safety are among the topics covered on the Start, Scale, Grow podcast with consulting psychologist Cameron Nott
Lucy Bellec, Trainer with The Myers-Briggs Company
What motivates different people?
Leaders need to be able to motivate their people—but how? In this extract from Psychology of Leadership, Lucy Bellec explores the complexities of motivation
Kevin Wood
How sustainable do you think you are?
New research from The Myers-Briggs Company shares how MBTI® personality type affects views on sustainability and environmentally-focused organizations.
Kevin Wood, Global Marketing
Well-being, Stress, and Resilience – New Podcast Episode
Season 3 of the podcast! In episode 1, chartered occupational psychologist Melissa Hill dives deep into well-being and resilience.
Ralph Kilmann
Resolving Internal Conflicts
Part 4/4: Can the TKI model help with internal conflict? Ralph H. Kilmann, co-author of the Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument (TKI®), shows which mode works best
Melissa Summer
MBTI-centered Leadership Development Helps 16,000 Nurses Improve Patient Care
In hierarchical workplace environments like those found in the healthcare industry, leadership and communication skills can often be overlooked as a determinant of patient care in favor of processes, resource allocation and effi-ciency of operational systems.
Ralph H. Kilmann
The Big Picture and Conflict Management
Part 3/4: Using a Big Picture model, Ralph H. Kilmann, co-author of the Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument (TKI®), shows how to evaluate and manage conflict
Ralph Kilmann
The Avoiding Culture in Organizations
Part 2/4: Ralph H. Kilmann, co-author of the Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument (TKI®), tries alternative TKI questions to get the true picture about the avoiding culture in organizations
Global Marketing
Can MBTI training help a criminal justice organization function better?
New case study shows role of MBTI® self-awareness in organizational reform
John Hackston, The Myers-Briggs Company
Key Workplace Trends of 2024 Affecting Talent Development
Six areas to explore in the year ahead.
Ralph H. Kilmann
Cultural norms and conflict modes
What are cultural norms and how do they affect how people manage conflict? Get in-depth insights from Ralph H. Kilmann, co-author of the Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument (TKI®), on the nuances of using and interpreting the TKI instrument in this blog.
Vanessa Bradford
How Australia Post used MBTI personality type to build trust and increase productivity
Managers have a lot on their plate – from exceeding customer expectations to taking care of their employees. This blog explains how sales and operations managers at Australia Post improved company success by using the MBTI personality assessment to build trust and collaboration.
Melissa Summer
Myers Briggs Test Online
How can you take the famous Myers Briggs test online? Is it the same as the MBTI test? Learn more here.
Melissa Summer
World Introvert Day: Introversion in-depth
Can you be an extraverted Introvert? What’re the differences between Introverts? Do ambiverts exist? Does Introversion look different in different cultures? In honor of World Introvert Day, listen to this podcast episode that dives into Introversion in-depth with MBTI expert and chartered psychologist John Hackston.
Melissa Summer
The MBTI® Step II™ Assessment - Uncovering the DNA of personality type
What is the MBTI Step II and what are facets? Learn more about uncovering the DNA of personality type in this blog.
Kevin Wood, The Myers-Briggs Company
Can you be an extraverted Introvert?
Why introverts can be louder than you expect.
Kevin Wood, The Myers-Briggs Company
How to use the MBTI assessment with the Strong assessment
Learn where interests and personality type combine to improve career planning.
Global Marketing
Why knowing your personality type is critical to a growth mindset
If people think ability is innate, it could be holding them back.
Global Marketing
Should personality assessments be used in hiring?
How to decide if and when to include personality assessments in the selection process.
Global Marketing
How personality type affects team performance and job satisfaction
New research sends clear message to team leaders
Melissa Summer
The Psychology of Leadership
What're the psychological factors that contribute to great leadership? How is active self-awareness helpful to leaders? Listen to this episode with leadership expert and business psychology consultant Cameron Nott to learn more.
Kevin Wood, The Myers-Briggs Company
Why self-awareness is not enough
Business psychology experts weigh in on leadership and people development in organizations.
Kevin Wood, The Myers-Briggs Company
People have forgotten how to work with each other
Our consultants share the workplace trends and topics they’re hearing about.
Melissa Summer
Career Transitions and Job Fit
What’s the best way to approach career transitions? How are these transitions different during early, mid and end career stages? Listen to this podcast for all things career.
Global Marketing
Why and how innovative organizations welcome conflict
Effective conflict management is a pillar of high-performing organizations.
Vanessa Bradford, Contributing Writer
Uncover the (in)visible elements of team success
There are many psychological factors that affect team success. This article helps managers and leaders understand how those factors affect performance – and why the MBTI personality assessment is one of the best opportunities for growth.
Melissa Summer, The Myers-Briggs Company
Parenting and Personality Type
How does your MBTI personality type affect your parenting style? What’s the best way to parent a child who has different personality preferences from yours? Listen to this episode of The Myers-Briggs Company Podcast to find out!
Vanessa Bradford, Contributing Writer
Leadership wake-up call: how’s your team’s orientation?
In the workplace, there are hidden elements that can make or break team success. This blog post helps managers and leaders understand the importance of team orientation – and the role inclusive leadership plays in boosting it.
Vanessa Bradford, Contributing Writer
To build better teams, start by building trust
At work, there are hidden elements that can make or break team success. This blog post helps managers and leaders understand how inclusion – and inclusive leadership – cultivates the trust and psychological safety that teams need to be effective.
Kevin Wood
The worst thing about teams? Poor leaders
New research explores team performance, job satisfaction, and the role of personality type
Melissa Summer
Targeted Leadership Development and Succession Planning through CPI 260 Certification
The CPI 260 assessment enables HR and talent development professionals to find and develop high-potential employees, making it an essential tool for your investment in employee training and development.
Melissa Summer, The Myers-Briggs Company
Working Across Cultures
What are the biggest challenges people face working across cultures? Listen to this episode of The Myers-Briggs Company Podcast with Frank Garten, cross-cultural expert and global leadership trainer to learn how to mitigate cultural challenges and improve communication.
Melissa Summer
Enhancing communication in teams
In this post we explore practical strategies for improving team communication and recommend tips to improve how team members interact on the job.
Kevin Wood, The Myers-Briggs Company
Can you pick up 3 pieces of litter?
How micro habits are key to the environmental mission of our new charity partner, Take 3 for the Sea
Melissa Summer and Kevin Wood
Unlocking Team and Leadership Potential through FIRO Certification
In the ever-evolving landscape of HR and training and development, organizations are recognizing the significance of assessments in unlocking individual and team potential. Among these assessments, the Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation™ (FIRO®) assessment stands out as a powerful tool for team development and leadership growth.
Melissa Summer
Awards Spotlight: The Myers-Briggs Company
At the beginning of this year, The Myers-Briggs Company was notified of multiple awards it had won from various agencies, recognizing our excellence and effort in areas from psychometric testing and measurement to social and environmental impact as an organization.
Melissa Summer
Overcoming team communication challenges
In this post, based on an interview with Myers-Briggs Professional Services Principal Consultant and Depth Psychologist Dr. Marta Koonz, we discuss communication in teams, the psychological needs of teams, and their impact on collaboration.
Melissa Summer
Psychological Needs of Teams
In this episode of The Myers-Briggs Company Podcast, we’re joined by Dr. Marta Koonz, Principal Consultant for The Myers-Briggs Company, as she walks us through insights around using psychological needs to better work relationships and improve teamwork.
Melissa Summer and Kevin Wood
Harnessing the power of personality type through MBTI Certification
What can you do with an MBTI certification? Learn more about popular applications of the MBTI tool like leadership and team development, and why becoming an MBTI certified practitioner could be your best professional investment.
Melissa Summer
Personality in the news
See the latest news coverage of The Myers-Briggs Company personality assessments and articles featuring our in-house experts and psychologists, including links to all third-party sites.
Melissa Summer
The Myers-Briggs Company Welcomes Guest Speaker Laila El-Metoui for Pride Month
This June in recognition of Pride month, the LGBTQIA+ employee resource group at The Myers-Briggs Company brought in a guest speaker to educate, enlighten and bring a perspective that employees may not have been aware of.
Global Marketing
Happiness and profit are synergistic
Why well-being is crucial to employee and organizational performance
Sherrie Haynie, Senior Director of US Professional Services for The Myers-Briggs Company
How stress and personality type affect leader’s risk tolerance & decision-making
How stress and personality type affect leader’s risk tolerance & decision-making
Kevin Wood
All about the new Strong 244 career and interest assessment
Strong 244 gives career guidance professionals more options when helping people find a career
Melissa Summer
New Strong career assessment predicts potential major satisfaction and job satisfaction
The Myers-Briggs Company has released the new Strong Interest Inventory® 244 career assessment with new features and predicted satisfaction scores.
Global Marketing
How to foster an inclusive culture in a diverse organization
Overestimating progress is one of the barriers to an inclusive culture
Kevin Wood
Essential skills for uncertain times
How do essential skills help organizations adapt to uncertainty and disruptive change?
Melissa Summer
MBTI Type & Research in the News
Here’re the articles you might have missed in the news in 2022 about the MBTI assessment and research from The Myers-Briggs Company.
Marta Koonz
Building leadership skills from home through interpersonal needs
Working from home presents both opportunities and challenges. A basic understanding of interpersonal needs from the perspective of the FIRO-B® assessment can provide insights that can lead to a deeper understanding of your own interpersonal needs and those of your team.
Vanessa Bradford
Three types of workplace conflict – and a tool to help resolve them
There are three types of conflict that people experience at work. Fortunately, HR professionals, leadership consultants, and executive coaches can help leaders and employees improve their conflict resolution skills with the FIRO-B® assessment.
Global Marketing
To be an inclusive leader, you need to understand and respect personality preferences
What does inclusion look like for executives and the people they lead?
Melissa Summer
SF Achievers Charity Partnership: Engagement and Impact
Learn more about The Myers-Briggs Company's charity partnership with San Francisco Achievers
Melissa Summer
In-person development and the importance of human synchronization
What is human synchronization and why is it important for learning and development trainers, consultants and coaches to consider?
Vanessa Bradford
Measuring the behaviors of successful, inclusive leaders with the FIRO-B tool
Did you know that interpersonal behaviors can be measured in an objective way? Through the FIRO-B® assessment, HR professionals and leadership consultants can check how well a person's behaviors cultivate inclusion and success in the workplace.
Global Marketing
Inclusion is a priority, but how do leaders actually become inclusive?
Research shows there’s a self-perception gap when leaders assess their inclusion efforts
Melissa Summer
MBTI personality type and relationships
How can MBTI personality type help strengthen relationships? Do people with the same type get along better? Listen to this episode of The Myers-Briggs Company Podcast to find out!
Melissa Summer
Does the MBTI assessment work across cultures?
The world has been flattened by technology and working across county and cultural borders is now the norm. But can you use the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator assessment across borders? Here’s what you should know.
Vanessa Bradford
How can you help managers develop an inclusive workplace for employees?
Inclusion in the workplace gives people a voice and drives performance. And the FIRO-B assessment can help your people understand how their interpersonal behaviors are tied to company culture and inclusivity.
Melissa Summer
The Myers-Briggs Company & MBTI assessment in the news – top articles from 2022
Where did the MBTI assessment and The Myers-Briggs Company pop up in the news last year? Check out these top articles…
Sherrie Haynie
Four ways to help employees manage the ‘always on' culture
Technology developments increasingly blur the work-life divide. But what’s the impact on employees? Is it always negative?
Kevin Wood
Introverts in conflict: what we learned in 2022
New research and data shows how different personality types approach conflict. But what does it mean for Introverted types?
Alex Eggington, Consultant at The Myers-Briggs Company
How those with an Introversion preference tend to manage and deal with conflict
Research shows that Introverted types handle conflict differently that those preferring Extraversion. Here’s how…
Global Marketing
Will Gen Z usher in a new generation of work-related conflict?
Awareness of different approaches to conflict could help multi-generational workforces understand each other and work together better.
Melissa Summer
Inclusive Leadership
Why aren’t leaders as inclusive as they think? Listen to the latest podcast episode from The Myers-Briggs Company featuring Dr. Rachel Cubas-Wilkinson.
Sherrie Haynie, Sr. Director of Professional Services at The Myers-Briggs Company
Are personalities permanent? Can your personality type change?
Humans learn and grow all the time. But what about someone’s personality? Can your personality type change?
Melissa Summer
The psychological, emotional, and financial value of training & development
4 min read. If you’re in human resources, have a learning and development position, or are an independent trainer or consultant in these areas, you probably know the value of planned training and development initiatives for your employees. But when economies slow and budgets tighten, the training and development budget is often one of the first things to be cut. Why? Compared to manufacturing, sales, and other revenue generating parts of the business, many leaders have a hard time recogni...
Kevin Wood
Use conflict as a health check for your team
Is lack of conflict a sign of dysfunction? And what do people feel about conflict today?
Melissa Summer
Finding a Career with Purpose
Career expert and coach Julie Gross shares her tips for finding a career with purpose in this episode of The Myers-Briggs Company Podcast.
Melissa Summer
The New TKI® Team Report
The easiest way to run a conflict management workshop for a team is now here. Meet the new TKI® Team Report.
Kevin Wood
What are the new sources of conflict at work?
Learn the types and causes of conflict to be better prepared in how you manage conflict
Global Marketing
How to build a more effective hybrid workplace
Paying closer attention to employee needs is the way to make remote, in-office, and hybrid teams function better.
Kevin Wood
Get the latest research on conflict at work
Conflict can be positive. New data and tips help you learn how to manage it.
Kevin Wood
Conflict at work: What are your options?
If conflict management is something you dread, here’s how to start turning it around.
Melissa Summer
Galderma Skincare Uses the MBTI® Tool to Navigate Major Company Change
How does a skincare giant smooth out the wrinkles of organizational change?
Melissa Summer
Connecting with the people you lead
Dr. Martin Boult shares his expertise on leadership and connection in this episode of The Myers-Briggs Company Podcast.
Melissa Summer
SFA scholar talks about internship with The Myers-Briggs Company
In 2021, The Myers Briggs Company began an 18-month partnership with San Francisco Achievers as part of our B Corp charity partnership program.
Melissa Summer
Psychology of Change
What is change management and why does it matter for organizations?
Melissa Summer
Leadership, Extraversion & Introversion
What should leaders be aware of about these well-known personality differences?
Melissa Summer
Conflict Management
How can conflict management save organizations money?
Melissa Summer
Introducing The Myers-Briggs Company Podcast
The Myers-Briggs Company is launching a new podcast about psychology, personality, work life, and how to get the best from life.
Jeff Hayes, President and CEO of The Myers-Briggs Company
Celebrating Pride Month with The Myers-Briggs Company
We interviewed President and CEO of The Myers-Briggs Company, Jeff Hayes, to share what Pride Month means to him, his experience coming out to the company, and what The Myers-Briggs Company is doing to celebrate Pride Month.
Kevin Wood
Were you asked if you wanted to go back to the office?
If not, you might be part of a hybrid strategy that’s about to fail.
Melissa Summer
Social contracts, returning to the office and retaining your people in the new hybrid workplace
As employees return to the office, they’re expecting more flexibility in their social contracts with employers. How can HR help?
Alec Espiritu
Why inclusion is the key to diversity
For diversity to thrive, inclusion is a must.
Kevin Woods
Another way to look at stress
How FIRO helps people to build trust in their relationships, improve morale and reduce stress in the workplace.
Melissa Summer
Available now: Psychology of change in the hybrid workplace
Change is inevitable. And as the hybrid workplace becomes a new normal for many organizations, it brings specific benefits and challenges to managing uncertainty and successfully implementing change initiatives.
Melissa Summer
International Women’s Day: Increasing awareness, supporting, and connecting
Imagine a gender equal world. A world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination. A world that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive. A world where difference is valued and celebrated...
Jeffrey Hayes
The Myers-Briggs Company Stands with Ukraine and Its People
The Myers-Briggs Company stands with Ukraine and its people and continues to denounce the acts of aggression from the Russian Government to overtake that country.
Melissa Summer
Using interpersonal needs to make the hybrid model work for teams
Is it possible to get the best of both worlds with hybrid work?
Kevin Wood
Why unconscious bias is bad for your business
Is a better decision-making process the way forward?
Kevin Wood
The Myers-Briggs Company celebrates Black History Month
February is Black History Month. Here's what we're doing this month in recognition...
Melissa Summer
How to develop high potential people using MBTI personality insights
HR professionals get insight into team dynamics, individual strengths and more with potential leaders when using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator assessment.
Kevin Wood
Inclusion: who's buying?
Three ways to get leaders on board with an inclusion program
Kevin Wood
Introversion 2.0: Why we need to reshape the way we work
The last two years have caused a major shift in how we work. And for some, it's been an Introvert's paradise. Here's what all managers and Introverted employees should know to work at their best...
Melissa Summer
Holiday stress & personality: Tips for each MBTI type
Home Alone. A Christmas Story. It’s a Wonderful Life. What do all these movies have in common (aside from taking place during the holiday season)? Stressful situations! While this time of year can be fun, festive and a great time to catch up on sleep, for many people it also brings undesired stress from lack of time, to the pressure to give gifts, to travel and burnout from holiday parties (especially social burnout for those with preferences for Introversion). And all the hustle and bust...
Melissa Summer
Using personality assessments for team building
How can personality assessments like the MBTI tool help teams work together more effectively and understand each other better?
Melissa Summer
Master of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator: Dr. Naomi Quenk
Dr. Quenk had an immense passion for helping people to better understand themselves and appreciate differences in others.