by Catherine Stothart | May 11, 2022 | Personality styles
The big benefit of using personality type tools (eg MBTI, Insights, Golden, TMP, TypeCoach), for personal development (NB NOT for recruitment) is that they help you see yourself as a whole person, rather than as a set of individual traits. It is as a whole person that...
by Catherine Stothart | Apr 26, 2022 | Personality styles
Ever made a simnel cake for Easter? Ever tried explaining type dynamics or the cognitive stack? Or the fact that #personalitytype is a lot more complex than the preference pairs of tools such as the #MBTI? Or that the different aspects of your personality work...
by Catherine Stothart | Apr 28, 2021 | Managing your time, Personality styles
Every time I have a holiday I say the same thing – when I get back, I must slow down, be less busy with work, make more time for friends….etc. Then after a while, the good resolutions are forgotten and I am as busy as ever. Maybe it’s just the way I am – I am...
by Catherine Stothart | Mar 29, 2019 | Extraversion and Introversion, Resilience and re-energising
What Type of Mother Are You? Are you a “happy together” mother or an “action adventure” mother or, like me, a “love of learning” mother? I came across The M.O.M.S Handbook[1] (MOMS = mothers of many styles) twenty years ago when my children were aged 9 and 7. Based...
by Catherine Stothart | Mar 18, 2019 | Personality styles
Type is a theory about how your mind works – how you perceive, think and feel. It is not primarily about abilities or skills, nor about how you behave, which is influenced by many other factors. The MBTI is based on Carl Jung’s theory of psychological types. This...
