By Donna Dunning When we talk about our strengths and challenges, it’s sometimes easy to forget that our strengths can lead us into trouble when they are overused. Relying on too much of any one approach, even an approach you enjoy, can lead to disastrous results. Using your st ... Continue Reading
By Donna Dunning This blog was originally posted on October 30th, 2010 in Personal Branding. Do you ever wonder why people are so different? For more than 5,000 years people have been trying to understand individual differences. Over the centuries, many philosophers believed that ... Continue Reading
By Donna Dunning Everyone extraverts and introverts as they move through their daily activities. Interacting with people and the environment and reflecting on ideas and experiences are all necessary components of a working life. Think about how you use introversion and extraversi ... Continue Reading
By Donna Dunning What is personality type theory? People are innately different. Studying personality preferences, and patterns of preferred reactions and interactions, is a worthwhile way to learn about individual differences. Personality type is based on and acknowledges the po ... Continue Reading
By Donna Dunning If you tried to follow the advice of the proverbs, “look before you leap” and “he who hesitates is lost” you might stand on that cliff forever or fall into a crevice. Both of these proverbs have merit, but you don’t want to rely on only one. We need to ... Continue Reading
Innovate and Initiate Personality Types ENTP and ENFP Explorers are constantly scanning the environment looking for associations and patterns. They naturally link ideas together and see connections. They like to focus on what could be rather than what is. They see many possibili ... Continue Reading
Direct and Decide Personality Types ESTJ and ENTJ Expeditors like to use logical analysis. They critique situations and spot flaws. They are organized and efficient, priding themselves on getting the most accomplished in the least time. Expeditors like to solve complex problems, ... Continue Reading
Communicate and Cooperate Personality Types ESFJ and ENFJ Contributors focus on personal relationships, values, opinions and interactions. They actively strive to connect with others, create harmony and cooperate. Contributors want to make sure that everyone is happy and involved ... Continue Reading
Act and Adapt Personality Types ESTP and ESFP Responders react immediately to the environment around them. Observant and quick to see problems and opportunities, they tend to be spontaneous and prefer responding to what is happening right now. They like to take practical actions ... Continue Reading
By Donna Dunning I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I’m not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant. – Robert McCloskey Why does it sometimes seem so hard to communicate? You say one thing and I hear something else. How ... Continue Reading
