By Donna Dunning INTP motto: “Get the picture?” You may misjudge people who have a preference for introversion. The INTP in your life is no exception. Previously I discussed how the INFP in your life might become adamant about a topic when you violate a core value. Here’s ... Continue Reading
By Donna Dunning INFP motto: “I’ve got a good feeling about this.” People in your life with INFP preferences may surprise you. You may become accustomed to their calm, flexible, accommodating manner only to find that, once in a while, they become quite adamant and inflexibl ... Continue Reading
By Donna Dunning INFJ motto: “There’s more to it than meets the eye.” I discovered an interesting theme when teaching MBTI® certifying workshops. A couple of participants, who had INFJ preferences, commented to me that they loved retreats where they could get away for ... Continue Reading
By Donna Dunning This blog was originally posted on December 18th, 2010 in Personal Branding. Can You Relate to Anyone? I remember an HR professional telling me years ago that they tended to hire for hard technical skills and ended up firing for a lack of soft skills. He wanted ... Continue Reading
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 become overused. Relying on too much of any one approach, even an approach you enjoy, can lead to disastrous results. Using your ... Continue Reading
By Donna Dunning ISTJ motto: “Why reinvent the wheel?” In personality type lore there is an often-told story about a woman who complains to her husband, who has ISTJ preferences, that he doesn’t say he loves her. He replies, “I told you I loved you 30 years ago when we go ... 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
