Personality Matters Blog
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.
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
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.
Helen Rayner, Psychologist and Practitioner Development, The Myers-Briggs Company
Remote Working Tips from a Psychologist
Here's what one of our resident psychologists recommends for working at home...
Nikhita Blackburn, Thought Leadership Lead Consultant, The Myers-Briggs Company
People Need People! Get More Out of Remote Working
Tips for working from home...
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Helping U.S. Navy Teams Find Synergy
It's always interesting to us to know the story of where some of our assessments came from, and we wanted to share the FIRO-B assessment backstory because it's one of the most fascinating histories we've heard. In the 1950's, the United States Navy approached psychologist William Schutz and said, "We're having a really hard time with teams on submarines. We don't know how to put people together, and you can imagine being underwater in close quarters for six months can be a trying environment....
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Combining Coaching Tools: Myers-Briggs & FIRO Assessments
Originally written by Betsy Kendall and Alice King at OPP Often considered a winning combination in coaching, what is it specifically about the FIRO and MBTI assessments that adds depth and complexity to coaching? The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator looks at four aspects of our personality that combine together dynamically to capture the fundamental elements of who we are and how we are motivated. This in itself is a powerful coaching tool as it indicates our preferred ways of taking in information,...
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Leadership Development Initiatives 75% More Effective with the FIRO-B Instrument
ALD Corporate Development is a full-service corporate development and management consulting firm that offers three tracks: executive coaching, small business consulting for growth and profit through results-driven actions, and executive leadership training and seminars. And in today's fast-paced business environment, HR and LD managers are often overwhelmed and stretched too thin but still need to continually assess and tweak how leaders are performing and how that affects the company...
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MBTI® Users Conference—A Step II™ Day
Like last year, I facilitated a full-day MBTI® Step II™ workshop. I had an engaged group of participants with varying levels of personality type knowledge, which can get tricky to facilitate. I didn’t want to go too fast and lose people just learning about type, nor did I want to go too slow and bore those who already knew a lot. However, the one thing I’ve learned over the past couple of years is that many people could use a basic MBTI type refresher. For anyone needing a ...
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New—MBTI® Workbook
I have facilitated many individual and group MBTI® feedback sessions during the 28 years I’ve used this amazing tool. I have also trained many people on how to deliver that feedback, and at times I’ve found that people feel a bit overwhelmed by all the steps involved. That’s why I like the new Exploring Your Myers-Briggs® Type Workbook. It gives you the exact steps you need to walk someone, whether individually or in a group, through MBTI feedback. In the workbook, yo...
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Enhance Your MBTI® Step II™ Training + Free Exercises
To enhance leadership potential and help teams meet the demands of real-world challenges, it is essential that your people understand how their facet results can influence their perceptions, problem solving, and decision making. Here are two exercises that use MBTI® Step II™ results to achieve leadership development goals and build stronger teams: “Improving Leadership Performance Using MBTI® Step II™ Results” “Team Exercise: Engaging S–N Fac...
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Executive Office of the President Uses FIRO-B for Team Development
To provide the President of the United States with the support that he or she needs to govern effectively, the Executive Office of the President (EOP) was created in 1939 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The EOP has responsibility for tasks ranging from communicating the President’s message to the American people to promoting our trade interests abroad. Overseen by the White House Chief of Staff, the EOP has traditionally been home to many of the President’s closest ad...
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Fortune 500 Chemicals Co. Increases Team Efficiency Up to 20% Using TKI Tool
You’ve probably encountered Celanese Corporation’s products throughout your day and not even been aware of it. From the materials that make up the places you work and live, to the vehicle that helps you get there, and the technology that protects you and enhances your life, Celanese is in all these places. Celanese is comprised of engineers, scientists, operators and product developers who work together to solve problems and spur innovation in chemistry and the modern materials indu...
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UMMS Professionals Give Patients Top Care While UMMS Cares for Professionals with FIRO-B
"The purpose of a doctor, or any human or general, should not be to simply delay the death of a patient, but to increase the quality of life." - Patch Adams (1998) The University of Maryland Medical System is a national and regional referral center for trauma, cancer care, neurocare, cardiac care, women's and children's health and physical rehabilitation. It has evolved from its beginnings as the nonprofit University Hospital in 1984 into a multi-hospital system with academic, community an...
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2023
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November (6)
- How to use the MBTI assessment with the Strong assessment
- Why knowing your personality type is critical to a growth mindset
- Should personality assessments be used in hiring?
- How personality type affects team performance and job satisfaction
- The Psychology of Leadership
- Why self-awareness is not enough
- October (3)
- September (5)
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August (7)
- Targeted Leadership Development and Succession Planning through CPI 260 Certification
- Working Across Cultures
- Enhancing communication in teams
- Can you pick up 3 pieces of litter?
- Unlocking Team and Leadership Potential through FIRO Certification
- Awards Spotlight: The Myers-Briggs Company
- Overcoming team communication challenges
- July (3)
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- May (1)
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- March (2)
- February (1)
- January (5)
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2022
- December (2)
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October (7)
- Finding a Career with Purpose
- The New TKI® Team Report
- What are the new sources of conflict at work?
- How to build a more effective hybrid workplace
- Get the latest research on conflict at work
- Conflict at work: What are your options?
- Galderma Skincare Uses the MBTI® Tool to Navigate Major Company Change
- September (2)
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- February (1)
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2018
- October (1)
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May (4)
- Leveraging Your Personality Type for Stress Management During the Job Interview Process
- For an Authentic, Effective Job Interview, You Must First Understand Your Own Personality Type (Part II)
- For an Authentic, Effective Job Interview, You Must First Understand Your Own Personality Type
- Effects and Causes of Conflict Among Employees
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2017
- December (1)
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- September (4)
- August (3)
- July (4)
- June (3)
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May (6)
- Leadership and the Intuition–Feeling (NF) Process Pair
- Leadership and the Sensing–Feeling (SF) Process Pair
- Leadership and the Sensing–Thinking (ST) Process Pair
- Myers-Briggs Personality Types and Leadership
- Webinar: Build the Workforce of Tomorrow
- Combining Coaching Tools: Myers-Briggs & FIRO Assessments
- April (4)
- March (5)
- February (8)
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January (9)
- Showing Appreciation—INFP
- Showing Appreciation—ISFP
- Showing Appreciation—ISTP
- Showing Appreciation—INTJ
- Showing Appreciation—INFJ
- Showing Appreciation—ISFJ
- Showing Appreciation—ISTJ
- What I'm Thankful For...
- MBTI® Users Conference—Type, Interpersonal Needs, and Stress: A FIRO-B® and MBTI® Workplace Culture Connection
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2016
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December (10)
- How Your Life's Mission Statement Will Guide You To Greater Work-Life Balance
- MBTI® Users Conference—“Culture Matters” Panel: Macro and Micro Perspectives
- Appreciating Family During the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!
- These Bosses Want to Know Your Type
- MBTI® Users Conference—Networking and the Step II™ Receiving Facet Challenge
- Using the MBTI in Education in the Way It Was Designed
- MBTI® Users Conference—Creating a Culture of Clarity / It’s Not Meant to Be Predictive
- MBTI® Users Conference—Creating a Culture of Clarity / It Is Reliable
- MBTI® Users Conference—Creating a Culture of Clarity / It Doesn’t Just Flatter You
- MBTI® Users Conference—Creating a Culture of Clarity / There is Plenty of Research
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November (9)
- MBTI® Users Conference—Creating a Culture of Clarity / Some Clinical Psychology Criticism
- MBTI® Users Conference—Creating a Culture of Clarity / Ambiverts?
- MBTI® Users Conference—Creating a Culture of Clarity / Type Dynamics
- MBTI® Users Conference—Creating a Culture of Clarity / Proper Type Language
- MBTI® Users Conference—Creating a Culture of Clarity
- MBTI® Users Conference—Communication Breakthroughs: The Genesis for Better Understanding of Others
- CPP Acquires UK-based OPP
- MBTI® Users Conference—The Art of Culture Hacking
- MBTI® Users Conference—A Step II™ Day
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October (9)
- MBTI® Users Conference—Culture Matters
- New Ready-to-Deliver Workshops for Easier Facilitation
- Washington State DOT Gives Green Light for Leadership Training with the CPI 260 Tool
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—Conclusion
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—The Second Goodbye
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—The First Goodbye
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—Learning How to Use My Inborn Preferences
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—A Sensing vs. Intuition Challenge
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—ISFJ in Action
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September (10)
- Know Your Myers-Briggs Type? Here's How It Could Affect Your Money Decisions
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—Love Is in the Air
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—Loco Moco
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—Live in the Moment
- Companies Would Benefit from Helping People Who Prefer Introversion to Thrive
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—Perceiving Is Alive and Well
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—The Krakken
- Allianz Global Improves Leadership, Teamwork with the FIRO-B Tool
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—A Three-Hour Tour
- New—MBTI® Workbook
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August (9)
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—Early Morning and Ready to Go
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—Dining by the Sea
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—A Life of Love
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—My Preferences Do Not Limit My Behavior
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—Step II Facets in Action
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—Step II™ Planful, Out-of-Preference
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—NF Blessing, NF Curse
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—Lifelong Type Development with Eggs and Bacon on the Side
- Enhance Your MBTI® Step II™ Training + Free Exercises
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July (10)
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—Father’s Day Too!
- Free eBooks to Help Optimize Your MBTI® Step II™ Training
- Executive Office of the President Uses FIRO-B for Team Development
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—INFP Preferences in Overdrive
- Optimize Your MBTI® Step II™ Training With a New Tool
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—Extraverted Intuition Meets Introverted Sensing
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—Day One Adventure
- Leading culture from your strengths
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—Out-of-Preference Planful
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary—We Have Arrived!
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June (14)
- Celebrating a 60th Wedding Anniversary
- Summer Vacation Decision Making—Introverted Feeling
- American Red Cross Uses CPI 260 Tool to Identify Leadership Potential
- Summer Vacation Decision Making—Extraverted Feeling
- Summer Vacation Decision Making—Introverted Thinking
- Summer Vacation Decision Making—Extraverted Thinking
- Fortune 500 Chemicals Co. Increases Team Efficiency Up to 20% Using TKI Tool
- Summer Vacation Decision Making—Introverted Intuition
- Summer Vacation Decision Making—Extraverted Intuition
- Summer Vacation Decision Making—Introverted Sensing
- Putting E–I and S–N together to support student success, Part 3
- Summer Vacation Decision Making—Extraverted Sensing
- USC Marshall School of Business Finds Students 75% More Engaged with Strong Interest Inventory
- I’m Back and Summer Is Almost Here!
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May (10)
- Type at the Family Conference Table: In the Grip
- Type at the Family Conference Table: Introverted Intuition
- Type at the Family Conference Table: Extraverted Sensing
- Type at the Family Conference Table: Extraverted Feeling
- Type at the Family Conference Table: Introverted Thinking
- Type at the Family Conference Table: Extraverted Intuition
- High Growth IT Services Company Utilizes CPI 260 to Achieve Talent Management Objectives
- Type at the Family Conference Table: Introverted Sensing
- UMMS Professionals Give Patients Top Care While UMMS Cares for Professionals with FIRO-B
- Type at the Family Conference Table: Introverted Feeling
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April (10)
- Anderson University Career Services Finds Success with Strong Tool
- Type at the Family Conference Table: Extraverted Thinking
- Type at the Family Conference Table
- How to Decide on Management Styles for Your Company
- Farming, Leadership Development and the TKI Tool
- 16 Types in the Workplace—ENTJ
- 3 Simple, Brilliant Ways Introverts Can Conquer Public Speaking
- 16 Types in the Workplace—ENFJ
- Harnessing Diverse Personalities to Move Your Career Forward
- 4 Exclusive Secrets of the Myers-Briggs Tool
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March (15)
- 16 Types in the Workplace—ESFJ
- 16 Types in the Workplace— ESTJ
- “I’m Both!”
- Square Pegs in Round Holes
- Common Criticisms of the MBTI are Misguided
- 16 Types in the Workplace—ENTP
- Career Ready, Career Strong
- Trapped in an Unfulfilling Job? How to Find Out What You Want to Do
- Introducing the Next Wave of Refreshed MBTI® Products!
- 16 Types in the Workplace—ENFP
- The Biggest Discoveries from the MBTI Influence Research Project
- 16 Types in the Workplace—ESFP
- 16 Types in the Workplace—ESTP
- Clarifying Clarity
- 16 Types in the Workplace—INTP
- February (9)
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January (9)
- JDSU Uses Personality Typology during Management Empowerment Camps
- Is It Over Already?
- I’m Next! Part 2
- Gender and the Strong Interest Inventory®: Two of the Most Common Questions
- I’m Next!
- MBTI® Tool and Influencing—The Power of the Mental Processes
- Connecting with Food and Drink
- MBTI® Criticism
- Type and Influence
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December (10)
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