Happy Holidays, and help with research, please!
2011 is coming to a close, 2012 is upon us… I’m sure you’ve read enough “year in review” and “how to plan” posts by now that I’m not going to add to the clutter. You know what you want, you know what you have to do, now go out and do it. What you may not know yet is that I need your help with my research project into how our Type preferences influence cultural adaptation. The premise is the assumption that preparing for an expatriate assignment...
Read MoreMy Type has changed – what does that mean? Part 2
Part 2 answering a workshop participant's question.
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Type, Culture, and Small Talk
Michael Mahlberg (Software Developer, ENFP, World-Traveler) and I met at the Amplifying Your Effectiveness (AYE) Conference in Phoenix, AZ in 2008. Michael is from Cologne, Germany, just a couple hundred miles South of my hometown. With his permission, I’d like to share an anecdote of what happened when we met last night for dinner. Michael is currently traveling the world to reconnect with his programming roots and you can follow his progress on his blog, http://307.mmahlberg.net/...
Read MoreType and Relationships
Have you ever consciously thought about how you show your loved ones that you care? Or what it is that makes you feel loved and appreciated? Awareness around these details will enable you to build relationships you’ll want to stay in, as well as help you move through challenging situations much faster. One year ago this month I participated in Elizabeth and Katherine Hirsh’s webinar “Relationships and Type – Caring, Conflict, and Meaning.” The workshop came at just...
Read MoreComing Home
Yesterday’s call on Introduction to Type and Reintegration was a great opportunity to remind myself of the complexities in any given transition process. Elizabeth and Katherine Hirsh did a great job clarifying that the booklet may have been written with returning soldiers in mind, but that the concepts are equally applicable in other home-coming situations. The concept of home can be a concrete notion, e.g. a soldier returning from war, or a student returning from university or boarding...
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