MBTI® Talk Blog

If you’re familiar with the Myers-Briggs® instrument but are looking for more in-depth knowledge about the tool to realize the maximum benefits from its use, then check out our “Introduction to the MBTI® Assessment” webinar. During this 1-hour…

People who use their preference for Thinking to make decisions are not cold and heartless. Let’s just get that out in the open here and now. Sure, I have heard people say, “I don’t care what other people feel about…

There are times when I spend too much time worrying about what other people think. I tend to take others’ feelings of disapproval too personally. As a result, my mood can be overly dependent on the moods of others. Not…

A couple of months ago, a participant in a training program told me he thinks of his Tough behavior in terms of removing a small bandage. He said Tough behavior is like removing that bandage in one quick pull. For…

When interpreting MBTI^® Step II™ Interpretive Report results, practitioners tend to forget about the importance of the order of the facets (see MBTI® Step II™ Manual, pp. 22–23). We know that the first T–F facet, Logical–Empathic, is the starting…

I often ask people who report Accommodating on the MBTI® Step II™ Interpretive Report if they are too accommodating. Usually, the reply is a straightforward and accommodating “yes!” Accommodating people tend to pick their battles when faced with differences of…