Otto left this life in 2013, but his influence in my life is still constant and potent. I decided to write down the five most important lesson Otto taught me. Here are the 11 gems all competing for a spot in my top five. 1. Never drink without a “clink.” Otto loved to party, and until
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The Teacher Showman — An Otto Kroeger Remembrance
Teacher or Actor? When I was a kid, I could not decide if I wanted to be a teacher or an actor. Teachers seemed to have a great and important gig, but then I saw Paul Newman and Steve McQueen in The Towering Inferno, and acting seemed like the better way to go. In high school and college I did some
Intimacy and the Feeling Functions–An Otto Kroeger Remembrance
Extraverted Feeling Extraverted Feeling is an external force of judgment, order and control based on human-centered, personally held values. Extraverted Feeling is a function that--among other things--builds personal bridges and networks, includes and seeks to be included (where values align),
The Jester and the Sage–An Otto Kroeger Remembrance
Otto Kroeger was born on April 15. The founding partner of OKA died in 2013, but his memory is constant for the many thousands who knew him, and his fingerprints are all over not just OKA, but the field he helped to shape. The following is a remembrance of this man I so dearly miss. Otto the
How To Be an Enchanting Partner (or Friend) — an Otto Kroeger Remembrance
I recently came across a Type training tool that Otto Kroeger wrote to support a couples workshop he facilitated a number of years ago. This handout was a forerunner to Otto's popular book 16 Ways To Love Your Lover, so this content was authored in the early 1990s. My wife (ENTJ) and I (INFP)