Several courses I teach include discussion regarding the importance of understanding personality preferences. Students often take personality tests to determine their “type”. Part of their type includes whether they are introverts or extraverts (Myers Briggs...
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Successful Virtual Teams
Teams may not necessarily occupy the same building or location. This may create some unique challenges. When I trained teams within organizations to be effective, we dealt with personality preferences. Team members would take the Myers Briggs MBTI to...
The Reluctant Extravert
The Myers-Briggs MBTI assessment claims it can help determine whether a person is an introvert or an extravert. According to the official Myers-Briggs site, people know they are an extravert if they think things like, “I like getting my energy from active...
Increasing Motivation, Right vs. Left Brain, MBTI and Who Will Rule the World
Dan Pink, author of several books about motivation and left vs. right brain thinking, presented a very entertaining and informative talk at a TED.com conference called Dan Pink on the Surprising Science of Motivation. The premise of his presentation was that there is...
Dwight Schrute is an Obsessive Pleaser: It’s Not You It’s Your Personality Gives Readers Insight into What Makes People Tick
PRweb Press Release - It might be obvious that Dwight Schrute is a control freak. But, who knew that Chris Rock was an introvert? Understanding how to read personalities is important according to mother and daughter co-authors, Dr. Diane Hamilton and Toni Rothpletz....
What is Your Favorite Celebrity’s Personality Type? See How Your Personality Compares to Theirs
Have you ever wondered if you shared a personality type with a famous celebrity? While it is very important to learn about our own personalities, it can also be very helpful to learn about other people’s personalities as well. By looking at famous celebrities and...
Gaining the Competitive Edge in this Economy May be Based on How Well You Know Your Personality
In a fun, light-hearted manner, dynamic mother and daughter duo, Dr. Diane Hamilton and Toni Rothpletz, share with readers their insight on the importance of understanding personalities. People and their different personalities are what make the workplace fun. Using...
What is an Intellitar? Live Eternally Through a Virtual Representation of You
Have you heard about Intellitars? Intellitar.com describes them as: An artificially intelligent representation of you, that you can carry on a real-time conversation, just like a real person. Through your intellitar, you will be able to preserve and share your...
How to Handle Your Introvert or Extrovert Doctor
Ever since I became a qualified Myers-Briggs MBTI instructor, I tend to try and figure out a person’s personality and what “type” they would be. I was thinking about this the other day as I was talking to one of my physicians. I really like this guy because he is...
Introverts and Extroverts: Which Type Prefers Social Networking?
I recently had a discussion in one of the courses I teach about whether introverts or extroverts were more likely to be on the social web. Some students made a good argument for why there may be more introverts on social networking sites. Introverts tend to like to...
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