Utilizing Jung's model of personality, this book illustrates the basic differences in the ways people read and respond to the same situations. Applying the 16 Myers Briggs Type Indicator personality types to everyday situations, the text shows how our personality preferences produce interpersonal blind spots that lead to misunderstandings. It then offers practical tips for communicating more effectively with others. The text demonstrates how to recognize and value differences without letting them get in the way of relationships. Thus enabling readers to look at, understand and improve the way they communicate and relate to colleagues.
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The acceptance of difference-a commitment to tolerance and listening to others without assumptions-is a theme for our times. This book is a guide for greater understanding in the next decade of rapid change across generations and different global cultures.--Dr. Sally Campbell, partner of S.A. Campbell Associates and former president of the British Association for Psychological Type
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Roger R. Pearman, Ed.D., is an internationally recognized consultant, trainer, speaker, and author of Hardwired Leadership. Sarah C. Albritton is a former career and college counselor.
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48 of 49 people found the following review helpful
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I've known my MBTI for many years, so what? It wasn't until I read this book that I understood all the implications. The book goes beyond just explaining your personality type, but actually provides useful information regarding how to deal with each. Information is displayed in great succinct charts covering such aspects as: expression of attitudes, motivators, inner tensions, development recommendations, how the type gathers/absorbs information, valued relationship qualities, as well as hot buttons, prejudices, and other issues. I purchased two copies, one to keep and one to distribute among my team.
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
By yatesn6
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I first encountered Myers-Briggs 15 years ago via managament training (age 21) and "Individual Excellence" by Ralph Lewis and Phil Lowe. It had been lurking somewhere at the back of my mind all this time until I encountered this book by chance at work.
With what I had learned about life in the intevening 15 years, this book was a revelation revealing to me the full power and richness of the Meyers-Briggs / Jung model.
I can fully understand the reviewers who found this book to be not so good (for them). I found it to be a challenging read at times, and read some sections as many as four or five times to try to understand what was being explained. (I hold a 2.1 Honours Degree in Chemistry from Cambridge University.....)
Personally I would recommend the Lewis / Lowe book as a starter, leave it for a few years and "experience life", and then buy, beg or borrow this book - you won't regret it.
20 of 23 people found the following review helpful
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Instead of just telling you that the MBTI exists and providing unsubstantiated examples, this book explains the theories behind type classification, giving you the background necessary to make justifications about the role it should play in your life. Rather than encouraging the use of type theory to put people in categories, "I'm Not Crazy..." provides the opporunity for you to broaden your understanding of the motivations behind the thoughts and actions of those that are close to you.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By sc48
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Just what I was looking for. Shed light on why people behave the way they do and how they might behave under certain circumstances.
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THE best book on personality types. Will save your life and greatly increase happiness through awareness
13 Mar 2013
By Valerie May
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This book is phenomenal and exactly as it promises to be in every glorious way. Precise, descriptive and intelligently written for eager to learn readers and scholars alike! I will and have suggested this to everyone who knows of the MBTI and Jung theory basis on personality types. It's opened my eyes to the vast difference in not only how we are, but also why we are, why we say/do/respond and hear or interpret in the ways we do. If you are suffering from relationship difficulty, this is a real must! Marital or parental, this will transform your thinking and being awareness that you will either utilise to understand and repair or end the conflict and heal from it. Well worth the investment! You won't regret it.
37 of 51 people found the following review helpful
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I bought a copy of this book in response to the reviews on this website. Whilst it describes the Myers-Briggs personality types in detail, at times I found it confusing and difficult to understand. The anecdotes help but they are few and far between. I have only read half of it and can't be bothered to read anymore as I have not followed most of it. It is not, as the title suggests, for the lay-person interested in studying Myers-Briggs in more detail, but more for the psychology student. I am more confused about the personality types than ever before and will have to buy another book to study. I would recommend you don't waste your money buying this as there are better books available.
4 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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This book was recommended to me by an organisational psychologist (with 25 years experience), so it might suit your learning style.
I've given it 1 star because I like a lot of visual aids in educational books. This book uses a dense black font. There are tables, but someone like me would appreciate helpful shaded areas. The authors use very long sentences that I felt could be summarised and still make the point. I found myself reading and re-reading pages of text but not taking much in. If I have to struggle too hard to concentrate, I start day-dreaming. There is interesting stuff in this book but for me I'd prefer the information to be presented in a more accessible way.
My MBTI course provider's manual combines text and images (some hilarious!) to great effect.
If I find a book to recommend, I'll update this entry.
I've given it 1 star because I like a lot of visual aids in educational books. This book uses a dense black font. There are tables, but someone like me would appreciate helpful shaded areas. The authors use very long sentences that I felt could be summarised and still make the point. I found myself reading and re-reading pages of text but not taking much in. If I have to struggle too hard to concentrate, I start day-dreaming. There is interesting stuff in this book but for me I'd prefer the information to be presented in a more accessible way.
My MBTI course provider's manual combines text and images (some hilarious!) to great effect.
If I find a book to recommend, I'll update this entry.
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