The Clarity? of Myers-Briggs
To my special reader I must apologise for the length of this blog but the topic demands it. I am also assuming some familiarity with Myers-Briggs. Several weeks ago I received an email from Arlene Richter, M.Ed. MBTI Certified and Master Practitioner. She accused me acting unethically and publishing incorrect information about the MBTI and particularly about C. G. Jung and psychological type. She recommended that I read "Creating Clarity: Addressing the Misconceptions About the MBTI Asses.....
Read MoreThe Validity of the VARK.
We were having a coffee at one of my favourite locations, the Balmoral Boatshed. I was describing the 7MTF/Humm the other person who had earlier told me he was 50 years old. Halfway through my description, he suddenly said that it sounds like the VARK learning styles model which he learned when he was training to be a teacher some 30 years ago. I have never heard of the VARK so started researching it when I returned home. The VARK was invented by Neil Fleming in 1987. Anyone familiar with.....
Read MoreLinking Annoying Habits with the 7MTF/Humm
With my throat cancers all eradicated, conference speeches all delivered and no holidays until mid-October I can start blogging again. Here is my first blog since 16 June 2019. In my inbox this morning was this interesting email: 7 annoying habits and the fascinating scientific reasons for them. As you may be aware I am a great believer in the importance of the number 7, being the limit of short term memory. So when I looked at the email I immediately thought did the 7MTF/Humm apply? Goin.....
Read MoreIs Emotional Intelligence Something You Can Learn?
I am currently in Barcelona with my wife on a five week holiday in Europe. So, I thought I would use this picture of the Foundation Antonia Tapies, one of the more famous Modernista buildings of Barcelona. I thought the sculpture on the roof a great representation of many people’s brains when they think of emotional intelligence particularly when they want to learn about it. This was the title of an interesting blog published by Psychology Today on 8 June 2019 written by Susan Kraus Whitb.....
Read MoreChris Golis - Author
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Peter Morris, Executive Officer, Lomax Financial Group
Your presentation on 'Lifting your Level of Emotional Intelligence" to 10 CEOs scored an average 8.9 out of 10 for the topic and 8.5 for the presentation which is great. A couple of the attendees gave you a 10 out of 10, and the comments were:
- Great presentation. Very informative.
- Excellent presentation.
- made me think.
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