Developed by Isabel Myers and based on Carl Jung’s theory of psychological type, the Myers-Brigg Type Indicator® is a powerful tool that The Wunderlin Company uses to help individuals, teams and entire organizations improve the way they communicate, learn and work.
The MBTI® instrument determines preferences in four dichotomies
- Extraversion-Introversion
- Sensing-Intuition
- Thinking-Feeling
- Judging-Perceiving
The combinations of these preferences result in 16 unique personality types. Inventorying and understanding your personality type will help identify your natural patterns for accessing information, making decisions and relating to people.
The basic MBTI® is quite commonly administered across a range of settings. Frequently our clients find the MBTI® step II very beneficial for better understanding their unique expression of a particular personality type. It has been our experience that the data gleaned from the assessment is often incorrectly analyzed, ignored or misapplied. We work to provide a much more thorough analysis of the data and its applications in terms of personal development, teams, organizations, conflict, coaching, emotional intelligence and communication.
Books on MBTI
I’m Not Crazy, I’m Just Not You by Roger R. Pearman and Sarah C. Albritton. The subtitles of this book says it all: Secrets to How We Can Be So Alike When We’re So Different AND The Real Meaning of the Sixteen (MBTI®) Personality Types.
Type Talk: The 16 Personality Types That Determine How We Live, Love, and Work by Otto Kroeger and Janet M. Thuesen. This book offers insight into why others behave the way they do, and why you are the person you are. Based on MBTI®.
Please Understand Me: Character & Temperament Types by David Keirsey and Marilyn Bates. Based on MBTI®.
The Art of Speedreading People by Paul D Tieger and Barbara Barron-Tieger. Shows how to identify personalities and how to use this information to communicate effectively and achieve faster results.