MBTI® Talk Blog

New Report Combines Myers-Briggs® and LPI® 360 Results

Through an exclusive partnership between CPP and Pfeiffer—publisher of the Leadership Practices Inventory® (LPI®)—we’re excited to announce a ground-breaking new report that links personality preferences with leadership practices. The Leadership Plus Report…

This is an article that appeared in the Huffington Post on personality type and relationships. Click here to read more.

Often organizations believe there is one or perhaps two ways to innovate that fit with their culture. However, Damian Killen and Gareth Williams’s research clearly showed that personality type affects how people define innovation differently, why people are attracted to…

It was late one night last week. I was getting ready to go to bed after an exciting week delivering a program in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. My bags were packed with my laptop and iPad both turned off and tucked away…

My next blog series starts later this week. I will be writing about the personal experiences that people of different personality types have around contributing to a charity or political campaign. This series will include individual personal stories, and in…

One of my favorite overviews of the effect of culture on the expression of type is Type and Culture: Using the MBTI® Instrument in International Applications by Linda K. Kirby, Elizabeth Kendall, and Nancy J. Barger.  All three authors have…

It’s fascinating to see type in action around the world while also observing how culture influences the expression of type. During my time in the Philippines I have, of course, seen all types around me, but I think I would describe…

As a consultant, creating powerful people is at the core of what you do. You want to help people build trust, develop powerful relationships, and reach their greatest potential. Self-awareness is the start of this journey through the exploration of…

I was recently involved in a “discussion” with a “friend” of a friend on Facebook. This person could not understand the value of treating people how they want to be treated—the Platinum Rule. He was only at the place of…

Lately I’ve been doing some reading in the MBTI^® manuals (Step I™, Step II™, etc.). I find it useful to revisit these resources from time to time to uncover new ideas (my Intuition preference: I love new possibilities and approaches…