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Using Net Promoter Score for Post-Assessment/Workshop Surveys

Kris Kiler — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 14:00:40 +0000

As a professional conducting workshops, trainings, or events, the Net Promoter Score (NPS) is an effective way to gauge a participant’s experience in your program. By asking a simple question of attendees and calculating the NPS, you can easily evaluate and implement improvements based on the feedback you receive. NPS has become the standard worldwide…

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If Jung is Right

Roger Pearman — Sat, 29 Oct 2022 13:00:41 +0000

This weekend a colleague thrust another “personality type is useless” article in front of me. I was asked to explain what was right or wrong in the critique. I pointed out that the article consistently referred to a narrative about the type tools, which is pretty old. It was developed by a non-psychologist bored housewife. …

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Why Psychological Type is More Relevant than Ever

Mark Majors — Sun, 21 Aug 2022 13:00:26 +0000

How is a method of understanding personality differences, developed in the early 1900’s, still relevant today? The accuracy and relevance of Jungian Typology has been widely discussed and researched. Thousands of publications have been released that give insights into human behavior. Human development as implemented through the lens of personality typology is just as meaningful…

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Daily Magic: Learning and the Eight Mental Functions

Roger Pearman — Wed, 20 Jul 2022 13:00:10 +0000

Magic is about making things happen using mysterious forces. We all accept that behind the magician’s act are “knowable” steps to repeat the magical moment. We are actually all using magic on a daily basis. We can describe and detail how our brain works right down to the molecules of chemistry interacting. However, how and…

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Example Session for the Majors Elements of Personality Type Assessment

Mark Majors — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 17:27:29 +0000

This blog is an excerpt from a feedback session with a client who was seen for coaching to improve his ability to develop interpersonal relationships. He is in his mid-20’s and not currently involved in a significant relationship. He reported a previous experience with a 16-Type measure that indicated a preference for ISTJ (which was…

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Added Value in the 8-Process Scores

Mark Majors — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 13:00:59 +0000

This blog covers some of the things that I have learned about the power that is found in the 8-Process Scores when combining the scores in meaningful ways. It involves using a calculator (in brain or electronic) and adding up pairs of scores. We have presented to us the attitudes of E and I (all…

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The 8-Process Scores and Group Results: Ethical Use That Fosters Growth

Mark Majors — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 23:19:16 +0000

In this blog, I’ll discuss a practical ethical method of using the 8-Process scores in a group or team context. This method can be applied to dyads or large organizations. There is a lot of power in the information provided in the scores, but errors in use can come from errors in beliefs. There are…

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The Free Online Type Invasion: How To Respond to the Test From OZ

Mark Majors — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 16:41:55 +0000

Often the individuals that we professionals work with, report a previous experience with an online assessment that gave a different 4-letter Type code. Much like free medical advice, the results can be harmful for similar reasons. Getting information, typological or medical, is an interesting personal exercise. The simple process of learning something about ourselves and…

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Using the Majors Elements Reports and Change

Mark Majors — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 01:03:58 +0000

In this blog, I will talk about some methods for making use of the Elements of Personality Type reports in talking with clients. There is a great deal of information in the two reports (client report and professional report), and it does take time and practice to use it efficiently and effectively. My goal in…

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Professional Use of the Elements of Personality Type Subscales

Mark Majors — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 18:03:49 +0000

Why would a professional want to use the Elements of Personality Type (subscales)? People have long known that individuals of the same type can function and appear differently. This has at times been a frustration for professionals because they have two people of the same type and yet they seem to be opposites in some…

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What are Elements of Personality Formations?: The Big Picture

Mark Majors — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 00:46:17 +0000

The Personality Formation scores are a “new – old thing.” Let me explain. As I was reading Jung’s (1923) text “Psychological Types” and learning about Type, I noticed that Jung referred to the occurrence of blockages to the development of personality Type (old thing). He discusses how life experiences can facilitate or inhibit the natural…

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The Majors Jungian 8-Process Scores: What They Are and Are Not

Mark Majors — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 18:19:11 +0000

For a decade, the 8-process scores have been used and evaluated. Even though many professionals have found this element of the Majors’ assessments to be very useful, questions remain about exactly what it is and is not. In this blog, I’ll cover some 8-process information that may clear things up for many who need a…

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Looking Back to Jung: The 8-Process Scores on the Majors Type Assessments

Mark Majors — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 19:42:13 +0000

A Psychometrician’s Reaction to the Movie Persona

Mark Majors — Tue, 30 Mar 2021 03:27:15 +0000

Responding to the question: How was type represented (and misrepresented) in the HBOMAX show PERSONA? A psychometrician’s reaction to the Movie Persona . . . It is an interesting movie! I will watch it again to ensure I catch it all. I do have a response based upon a first look: There are often individuals…

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3 Things HBO’s ‘Persona’ Got Wrong About the MBTI®

Roger Pearman — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 13:00:35 +0000

HBO Max’s new documentary is an all-out attack on how personality assessments, like the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI®), are being used throughout talent management at companies — hiring, developing, and placing employees. A great deal of what Executive Producer Merve Emre is reporting is true: The wholesale abuse of personality tools occurs throughout organizational life.…

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Evidence for Dichotomies, Whole Types, and Type Dynamics—A Brief Notice

Mark Majors — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 13:30:36 +0000

Many people believe that psychological type consists of four pairs of opposing preferences. Learn the pairs and the behaviors associated with each one, and that’s all there is to it. When you read Jung’s (1921/1971, paras. 570, 571, 575, 588, 608, 637, 736, 764, 956) Psychological Types, you discover there is a lot more to…

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NeuroEngagement: Using Insights from Brain Science to Heighten Employee Engagement

Scott Campbell — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:30:20 +0000

Employee engagement is all the rage these days. It’s commonly touted as the key to transforming an organization from good to great. When a new organizational effectiveness ‘truth’ comes along there are two common responses. The first response is an unreflective jump on to the bandwagon. Managers keen to improve their own and their organization’s…

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Leading with Talent Development

Kris Kiler — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 05:04:53 +0000

Using talent management software packages to administer employee performance has suddenly become hugely popular. Within this new-found appreciation of the need to better address the management of human capital is the need to develop the actual talent within that resource pool. According to a recent report titled Human Capital Management: The CFO’s Perspective, sponsored by…

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Great Leaders Grow Deep Roots: The Six Characteristics of Exceptional Leaders

Scott Campbell — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:44:37 +0000

The Eastern Ontario dairy farm on which I grew up had numerous oak trees. I have fond memories of collecting autumn oak leaves colored red and orange-brown or fallen acorns for science projects during my school years. Itdeeproots always amazed me that such a massive plant could grow from a small acorn when planted in…

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Talent Development: Why Management Is Not Enough

Kris Kiler — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 03:44:44 +0000

In an era of managing costs in order to grow revenue, it’s not surprising that talent management software and other programs are so popular. These tools attempt to make all areas of human resources, from employee assessments to controlling labor hours, more efficient and productive. A problem arises when top management realizes that these quality-management…

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