In our work with clients, we encourage using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI) personality assessment to gain a better understanding of a leader’s preferences and how those preferences mirror or are different from others on their team. As a coach, we can use these insights about how they like to interact and communicate with others, [...]
When the season of Spring comes, we notice change around us. The Earth is thawing from the cold of winter. Animals who were hibernating come out into the sun. We notice new plants beginning to sprout. Flowers are budding, and an atmosphere of new opportunity dominates our thinking. It’s a time of renewal, which causes [...]
“What we reach for may be different, but what makes us reach is the same” This quote from Mark Nepo, a poet and philosopher, describes my thoughts while watching Lindsey Vonn reach the bottom of the hill in the Women’s Downhill race at the Winter Olympics. Even though she had missed winning the gold medal [...]
When I think of abundance, I see my father’s garden in the Springtime. Fruits and vegetables that I helped plant before the ground was cold and crusty that mature and fill with color and new life. Scarcity in the garden is an invisible quality. The garden is a metaphor for how life works in creating [...]
In the past few months, I have coached two clients, “John” and “Sarah,” who have recently been promoted to high-level executive positions. John replaced an executive consultant to work within his company on a full-time basis. Sarah moved into an executive managerial position in a company that is merging with a firm so she will [...]
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted…” Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 Change is All Around Us As we move into a new season, we expect to [...]
I have recently been coaching a young woman,” Joyce,” who has been successful at work in the IT industry. She was challenged intellectually in her role helping clients effectively use her technology services to grow and manage their businesses. She enjoyed being part of her clients’ success as they implemented the ideas and solutions she [...]
Recently, I have been exploring causes of changes in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) results that individuals could experience as you mature and grow. The MBTI® identifies basic personality preferences, and one of the reasons we like this instrument is because of its preference scale that shows your degree of preference in your personality traits [...]
In our work with clients as coaches and consultants, we often offer the option of completing the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) assessment tool, which identifies sixteen basic personality types to help individuals learn about their personality. Learning your personality type helps individuals work toward their goals in a manner which more comfortably suits their own [...]
