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
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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)
Otto’s Hamburger Example: An Otto Kroeger Remembrance
The Hamburger Bit Otto Kroeger’s unique talent was breathing life into the presentation of Psychological Type--making the complicated understandable and actionable and above all, making it entertaining. One of his classic approaches to Type came to be known as “The Hamburger Bit.” In this—the
Assertiveness: Find Your Voice
by OKA Senior Consultant Jenifer Sanders In the EQ-i2.0 model of Emotional Intelligence, Assertiveness is your ability to put your needs, thoughts and opinions out into the world—even when doing so invites opposition or conflict or causes you to take a stand. As someone who both coaches
OKA’s EQ Playlist–Interpersonal Relationships
What songs remind you of human connections—of loving others, being connected and feeling cared for? Interpersonal Relationships in the EQ-i refers to your ability and tendency to establish and nurture relationships within which trust and compassion reside. Being connected, caring for others,