Teams Don't Change I can’t even count the number of times it has happened. A group of people—a nominal team—sits across the table from each other, each sharing the same conviction that some action or course correction should be taken. The team is too lax and needs more urgency, or relationships are
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Top 5 Reasons to Use the Pearman
As a loyal and active MBTI trainer and thought leader for over twenty years, I was intrigued but skeptical about the Pearman—Type’s newest assessment tool, originally published by MHS in late 2015 and recently revised. Long a fan of both MHS (the Pearman’s publisher) and Roger Pearman himself (one
EQ’s Toughest Knot
Resilience literally is the return to form—bouncing back, but to many resilience is also endurance, and even transformation—weathering challenges and even driving through setback, trauma or difficulty and coming out changed—even improved—on the other side. If resilience is some combination of these
Getting Introverts to Extravert
Getting Introverts to Extravert Not too long ago, a client asked me how to get an Introvert to speak up and engage more--"How can I coach this Introvert to extravert?" The best answer to this question takes us into some of the core richness of Type--the dynamic relationships between Type's
Fathers, Saviors and Type Diversity
There are a few books on American history that beg to be re-read every so often. On my list are Doris Kearns Goodwin’s A Team of Rivals, David McCullough’s 1776 and Joseph Ellis’ His Excellency: George Washington. My recent re-immersion into these books was done through a set of Type (MBTI and the