Otto Kroeger was a leading MBTI speaker and trainer all around the world, but he especially enjoyed working with the British Association for Psychological Type (BAPT). In this article recently published in Typeface, Gill Clack remembers Otto's life and professional contributions and bids him a fond
Kissing Cousins, Driving Fast, and a Great Fall Movie
In Ron Howard’s new movie, Rush, we see the story of James Hunt and Niki Lauda, rival Formula One race car drivers and the dramatic events of the 1976 racing season. Like the sport, the movie is fast-paced and exciting, but while I was expecting to find Formula One racing center stage, I was
The MBTI–My Most Valid Tool
Adam Grant’s recent article Goodbye to the MBTI, the Fad that Won't Die includes a long list of criticisms pointed at the MBTI assessment. The article is well written and thoughtful as it tries to build the case against the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator assessment and also to diminish the efforts of
Myers-Briggs: Over Assessment Danger?
Can someone take the MBTI Assessment too many times? In terms of taking assessments too often, there is no harm in it, but the frequency of taking any given assessment draws the validity of subsequent takings into question--especially if there is feedback before the later times in which someone
Exploring Type Dichotomies
What are some good “question areas” to use when exploring each of the 4 Type dichotomies? After running several thousand Type workshops myself, here are the areas I find most fruitful to explore: S/N: Describe Time T/F: Define Conflict and your reaction to it E/I: What elements of a party do you