Notes from Sandy
A Marketing Approach That is Outside-the-Box (Maybe)
In this post best-selling author Seth Godin talks about the futility of trying to convince someone to think the way you do. He could have been describing the experience of expecting others with different MBTI types to see things as you see them. What I thought was...
Is Your MBTI Training Strategy a Limbo or a Waltz?
Money is tight and time is tighter. What that means for training is cutting back on both quantity and unfortunately that often impacts the quality as well. Consultants are often willing to dance to the tune of the sponsor. “If you lower the bar and need the limbo we...
New Group Members Means a New Normal
A Mastermind group that I belong to had the injection of 3 members taking the group to 10. WOW the energy in the room was amplified tenfold and I really had the sense that the new members had shifted the dynamic 100% in a brief hour. Personality was one aspect of this...
Needs – Can’t Live Without Them
Do you know what your needs are? I’ll be you haven’t really consciously thought about this question recently. Of course Maslow has put them into a hierarchy for us, starting with the basics of food, shelter and ending with self-actualizing needs. But I will wager that...
Emotion as Feedback – It’s Information Not Motivation
People that like to think over-complicate things because it gives them more to think about. This isn’t a direct quote but it comes close to the words Dr. Steve Reiss, Professor of Psychology, used during his recent presentation in Chicago on his research on...
As Different as Night and Day
It is such a challenge to step outside of our own perceptual filters. Imagine you are a parent who believes that your preference for Judging and providing structure and organization for your family will keep them safe and on track. This is your duty as a good parent –...
Don’t Dismiss Children as “Shy”
How do you react to the child who clings to their parent’s leg or retreats into their “shell” at Hello? In an article posted at Time.com author Susan Cain extols us not to label quiet, sensitive children as “shy”. She claims that we categorize children into 2 camps...
Introversion and Networking
Networking – you either love it or you don’t. Some groups seem friendlier and less threatening than others. Even though I have a preference for Extraversion I have an aversion to networking, but perhaps that is obvious in the tone of this post. It is hard enough to...
Intuition’s Mantra “I Just Know”
When you ask someone with a preference for Intuition how they came to understand something to be true for them, they can come up with a logical rational explanation. If truth be told they often just know. Different threads come together so that those who prefer...
Needy People Need Not Apply for This Relationship
Here is a question I received about reactions to needy people. Perhaps this also strikes a chord with you? I run like crazy away from people that I see as needy or clingy. It’s top of mind right now because I went on a date last night and decided that the guy was...