Personality Matters Blog
Posted 25 April 2017 by
By Dr. Penny Moyle
By Dr. Penny Moyle
Responding to Criticism of the MBTI Assessment
"As an MBTI practitioner, I encounter a lot of individual opinions and viewpoints about the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, sometimes incredibly positive and sometimes vehemently critical. When our work and methods are criticized, it is natural to want to defend oneself, but in doing so it can be difficult not to come across as rather defensive. Understanding where critics of the MBTI assessment are coming from, and how to respond to the individual points that they raise, has an important place. ...
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