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Category Archives for "Personality styles"

0 About the MBTI

There has been some negative coverage of the MBTI in the media. Some of the criticism arises from a misconception about what type is supposed to do and a misunderstanding about how the instrument works.

0 Power, Gender and Personality

The impression of power created by each style is complicated by gender. Women are typically seen as less powerful than men and in some cases, their style may contribute to this perception…..

0 St. David’s Day

Tomorrow is St David’s Day and I will wear a daffodil to show my allegiance to Wales. What does pride in your country mean to different types?

0 Catz Couples

Had a delightful evening at St Catherine’s College, Oxford this week at a dinner for couples who had met at the college. It got me thinking about what helps couples stay together.

0 Valentine’s Day Dilemmas

Valentine’s Day can cause conflict in couples, because it means different things to them. It is also overburdened with social and cultural expectations about men and women. What does Valentine’s Day mean to you? And what does it mean to your partner?

0 Christmas Shopping in Style

What can we predict about Christmas shopping behaviour for each personality style? And what might be the potential conflicts with our shopping companions?

0 Christmas Shopping – are you an early starter or late finisher?

Whether you are an early starter or a late finisher is a difference that can lead to misunderstandings and conflict between people who live or work together – and not just over Christmas shopping…..

0 Holidaying Fast and Slow

One of the differences between people’s personality styles is how they use time……this difference between people can lead to tensions on holiday (and at work too of course)….

0 Holiday Heaven or Holiday Hell?

It’s holiday season – for most of us a welcome break from work and an opportunity to spend quality time with our family and friends. But spending all our waking hours together, rather than the more usual 5 or 6, can surface tensions and personality clashes that are normally hidden.

0 How to be Brilliant at Networking

Most people’s worst nightmare is walking into a room full of strangers and having to “network”. But it needn’t be an ordeal – it’s something that you can enjoy if you have the right mindset and are prepared…….

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