Me and Stephen Hawking, We're Like This

re: Me and Stephen Hawking, We're Like This

HeatherLeigh — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:28:26 GMT

Dan-I think there's actual social science involved : )

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DanF — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 07:50:01 GMT

A little late to the party; ENTJ here.

Interestingly enough, I took this type of exam twice last year (two different providers) and then this is the third time (again, a unique provider) and every time I've scored ENTJ.

I honestly didn't believe these things would be this reproducible. I figured it was like a horoscope, "Oh, you're a born leader" or something where they just write whatever you want to read about yourself. Pretty slick though.

-Dan

re: Me and Stephen Hawking, We're Like This

HeatherLeigh — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 17:53:13 GMT

Amanda-I think that people expect introverts to be huddled inthe corner during social situations. I know that I can appear rather social on occassion (usually when I know plenty of people in the room), but I *need* my alone time. I'll have to look at the difference between E and I. It's good to know that your results can change, I assume depending on your environemtn. circumstances.

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Russ — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 16:04:14 GMT

INTJ - you, me, Rob M., Gerry C.

Myers-Briggs - it is an instrument, based on work originating with Carl Jung, then later Isabella Myers

*test denotes pass/fail and there is none only an indication of your traits/behiaviors. Many people gravitate away from instruments because they have a deep seeded feeling they will "fail the test"

I - introvert, many people think that means you can't deal with people when in actuality it means you recharge in solitary pursuits

Situational Leadership - Blanchard's very infamous technique of tailoring the style of leadership to the persons level of readiness.

I have taken MBTI, 12 times and the expanded version 4 times. It changes as you do and is worth it. The primary reason you don't hear more about MBTI is that there is a shortage of practitioners certified to facilitate the administration and feedback on results.

MBTI has been a point of interest for me for oh....20 years.

re: Me and Stephen Hawking, We're Like This

Amanda Murphy — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 17:28:00 GMT

It's really funny. I remember taking this test (and a few others similar to it) a few years ago. I always returned INTJ profile. I hardly considered myself an introvert but the description did seem to match me perfectly and the descriptions of others that took it matching them equally as well.

As a goof, I decided to take it again this time and this time I got ENTJ. Reflecting on the past few years since I originally took the test, I can somewhat see how that could have happened...

Always an interesting exercise I find to not only learn more about yourself but it is also very helpful to learn the same about those you work with.

re: Me and Stephen Hawking, We're Like This

HeatherLeigh — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 20:30:45 GMT

Naturally. She would have made a fabulous dessert for it.

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Steinkamp — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 18:18:50 GMT

I think we customized it in conjunction with The Blanchard Group. (Ken Blanchard and Pals) By the way your mom can come to the dinner party too.

re: Me and Stephen Hawking, We're Like This

HeatherLeigh — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 18:02:50 GMT

Steinkamp-is that survey from a third party or did you guys do it in-house? Id love to see how we can push the concept out through some of our teams.

My mom is an ENFJ as well. You, Abe, MLK and Oprah...sounds like a fascinating dinner party. Don't forget to invite me : )

re: Me and Stephen Hawking, We're Like This

Steinkamp — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 17:23:04 GMT

By the way - I'm an ENFJ. "Teacher Idealist". Me, Honest Abe, Martin Luther King and Oprah - we're like this.

re: Me and Stephen Hawking, We're Like This

Steinkamp — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 17:08:52 GMT

My company has completely embraced Sit Lead. There are a variety of courses related to it and they have been extremely valuable. We even have a survey that is taken by our direct reports every year that helps us assess how well we as managers are doing with regard to the model. It really helps us to avoid the extremes of managing from a distance when your people need direction and micromanaging so tightly that there is no room for entrepreneurship. Good stuff!