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Summary: Top-Shelf
Review: I work in the field of Leadership Development and the two assessment tests we use are the MBTI and the Gallup StrengthsFinder. The MBTI is great for learning preferences and type, and how someone will act in public. This book, 'Type Talk," does an excellent job of working through all the types and preferences, whether Extrovert/Introvert Intuitive/Sensing Thinking/Feeling or Judging/Perceiving, this book does it all. It makes sense, it is easy to read, and will get you on the road to understanding the world of Myers-Briggs a whole lot better. Overall Grade, A.Joseph Dworak
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Summary: "Type Talk: The 16 personality types that determine how we l
Review: If your interest got hooked in the temperament differences, here is another very useful book on this subject. It is using the same basic four opposite temperament pairs as we are introducing them to you in our series. Kroeger then explains in detail how, depending on your preference, you and your loved ones act and react in certain situations at work, at home, in love. It is quite funny to read his examples from everyday situations between husband and wife, boss and employee, etc. These arguments between the different types are so easy to relate to, we've all been there. This book will further deepen your understanding of the types and give you tips on how to avoid misunderstandings and better relate to others.
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Summary: Practical book gives you insight into yourself and others
Review: Kroeger and Thuesen have written an interesting book about the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, a "test" that indicates your personality preferences and helps you begin to understand why you communicate differently from others, perceive situations differently, and enjoy different activities. Readers need not be psychological professionals: this is easy to understand, and full of things that make you say, "So THAT's why Bob always..."
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Summary: Practical book gives you insight into yourself and others
Review: Kroeger and Thuesen have written an interesting book about the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, a "test" that indicates your personality preferences and helps you begin to understand why you communicate differently from others, perceive situations differently, and enjoy different activities. Readers need not be psychological professionals: this is easy to understand, and full of things that make you say, "So THAT's why Bob always..."
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Summary: A great, readable, fun book for type-lovers and wannabes!
Review: My husband and I have been teaching MBTI in small group settings for over 10 years. Type Talk is one of the best introductory books for the average person to read on understanding type. It has great illustrations of the various types at work in the world. A fun read.
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Summary: A must read primer!
Review: The book is clear, concise and allows the reader to recognize his/her own personality tendencies. A must read for anyone interested in learning how and why you or others (friends, bosses, co-workers, etc.) approach life and life situations the way you do.
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Summary: good objective presentation of Myers-Briggs theory
Review: The chapters on the 16 profiles is the best presentation of each type that I have seen. It clearly shows that each has a great contribution to make to our society, that no type is BAD. The titles of these chapters are: ISTJ Doing What Should Be Done
ISFJ A High Sense of Duty
INFJ An Inspiration to Others
INTJ Everything Has Room For Improvement
ISTP Ready to Try Anything Once
ISFP Sees Much But Shares Little
INFP Performing Noble Service to Aid Society
INTP A Love of Problem Solving
ESTP The Ultimate Realist
ESFP You Only Go Around Once in Life
ENFP Giving Life an Extra Squeeze
ENTP One Exciting Challenge After Another
ESTJ Life's Administrators
ESFJ Host's and Hostesses of the World
ENFJ Smooth-Talking Persuaders
ENTJ Life's Natural Leaders
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Summary: Now if only schools used this stuff...
Review: The descriptions of the types are great. This is very well written and most informative. I recommend it most definitely and wish the inefficient, one-size-fits-all obsolete psych of the education system could get thrown out in favor of this more practical psych system.
The only place the Otto and Janet missed the boat completely is where they try and guess famous people's types: they are nearly always off base, strangely.
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Summary: Easy way to understand others using an amazing technique
Review: This book helped me understand my enigmatic girlfriend and problems I was having communicating with some other key people in my life. Before I write more about the book, let me say that the Myer-Briggs method of understanding others and self is amazingly accurate and useful. This book makes it very easy for us to use the methods of Myer-Briggs and is totally non-technidal. Nevertheless, it keeps true to the spirit of Myer-Briggs ( I have her original book): - i.e. it emphasizes that this method can't be used to pigeon hole others.
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Summary: Can't put it down.
Review: This book is an amazing introduction to Typology. I started reading it and could not put it down. There is so much useful information in this book that can only help you when you have dealings with others. It can also help you learn a great deal about yourself. The authors pointed out that was the main purpose of this book. For example is was able to determine that I am a INFP. I also learned that it's very uncommon to be an INFP, being a male. I was also able to learn what types of work envoirnments I work well in, what types of careers people with my type are attracted too, what other types I correspond with best, and much more. Also finding out that all of my poor Introverted people were persecuted for being so quiet, and often recieved constant day-to-day pressure to get out and be normal (so I'm not alone). Not realizing that this behavior could not be more normal. This book is a very easy and enjoyable read. Everything is well organized and laid out. The authors use alot of conversation examples between different personality types, often a riot to read, it also makes a point about different types of people, which really helped me the most. This book has so much to offer, everybody can benefit greatly from it.
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