Notes from Sandy
“Judging” does not not equal “judgmental”
The short story: It is so common for people to assume that having Judging as a preference has something to do with being judgmental that it is mentioned in the manual. On page 27 of the third edition of “A Guide to the Development and Use of the Myers-Briggs Type...
When does “feeling” not equal “emotion”?
The joys of the English language Words are often laden with baggage and assumptions that fall far from the original usage of the word. Now multiply that by X when a particular discipline assigns a definition that is precise and possibly outside of the day to day...
Shhh – I’m Trying to Get Centered
Here’s a wee story. This one happened to occur in a pottery class. There is a local storefront that has a display of hand built and thrown pottery tempting people to wander in to see and touch. Once inside you notice that just behind the display is a working studio...
Release Creative Energy
Managing inventory key to retail In retail, managing inventory is a critical part of bottom line success. My husband is a retailer, son of a retailer, brother to a retailer and uncle to retailers so you see this concept is the same as breathing in our family. What...
Fear and Getting Needs Met
Seth Godin, author of Linchpin and my blog of choice each day talks about the limitations imposed by the fear originating in what he calls our lizard brain. “The lizard is a physical part of your brain, the pre-historic lump near the brain stem that is responsible for...
Dominant Function
Mike Jay is a Master Coach and a Global thinker – he may even be a one man think tank. He is a voracious learner and understands human dynamics and development which he teaches through his work at BCoach, coach training and Leadership University. A while ago, Mike...
A Wee Bit of Wisdom for MBTI Type Practitoners
Hile Rutledge from Otto Kroeger Associates is a well known and respected author, consultant and trainer specializing in using assessment tools such as the Myers Briggs Type Indicator for organization and leadership development. A few days ago I attended a webinar...
MBTI Perceivers Special Filing System – Under B for Reggae
This MBTI cartoon aka doodle shows the frustration a person with a Judging preference might feel when their organized approach meets the options oriented approach of someone with a Perceiving preference. Cool thing is that this interaction happened right in front of...
Signature Strengths
“Values in Action” – now there’s a phrase you don’t hear every day but the reality is that these underpin our moment to moment activities. A while back I co-facilitated with two masterful coaches/consultants Sara Thompson and Elaine Maxwell. Sara and Elaine had worked...