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Procrastination and Preferences

Last Saturday I had dinner with a couple who have moved into the village recently. They have a bitch working cocker spaniel who has become our dog Ross’ girlfriend, so we already have plenty to talk about. Ben is a doctor, and we found ourselves talking about...

Is this why Introverts hate working in the office?

Personality types

Forget free food, forget our preference for natural light: what we workers want is not be interrupted all the time. The ability to focus on work without interruption is employees’ top priority, according to an Oxford Economics survey of 600 employees and 600...

How to use Myers Briggs to help you influence people

Communication, Personality types

Last year I took part in some research carried out by CPP into the way Myers Briggs preferences impact the way we influence and are influenced. I’ve blogged before about various aspects of Myers Briggs, but until now never had anything concrete to offer on...

Manager or Leader? Why most of us prefer Manager.

Leadership Skills Training, Personality types

“A crucial difference between managers and leaders lies in the conceptions they hold, deep in their pysches, of chaos and order. Leaders tolerate chaos and lack of structure and are thus prepared to keep answers in suspense, avoiding premature closure on...

When will the Extraverts ever learn?

Creativity and Innovation, Personality types

Last week I had a meeting with the Head of Organisational Development in a large public sector organisation. I’d never been to their smart Headquarters before, so my genial and outgoing host enthusiastically showed me around. It wasn’t long before we...

In defence of the Extraverts. (We have needs too, you know!)

Business Skills Training, Leadership Skills Training, Personality types

A lot gets written by people like me (eg this article) about how we Extraverts need to appreciate the Introverts more. Susan Cain’s “Quiet. The power of the introverted mind in a world that can’t stop talking” is a superb commentary on the...

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Procrastination and Preferences

Is this why Introverts hate working in the office?

How to use Myers Briggs to help you influence people

Manager or Leader? Why most of us prefer Manager.

When will the Extraverts ever learn?

In defence of the Extraverts. (We have needs too, you know!)

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