Personality Profiles
Have you ever wondered if you are an introvert, extrovert, or somewhere in-between? Perhaps you are struggling to make sense of the actions of those around you. Understanding one's own unique personality, as well as the temperament of others can be an illuminating process. Check out these titles that may help you better understand your persona, as well as assist you in ascertaining the disposition of those around you.
Please Understand Me: Character & Temperament Types by David Keirsey, Marilyn Bates
A 40 year clinical study of differences in temperament and character in mating, parenting, teaching and leading. Defines four types: Dionysians (SP), Epimethians (SJ), Prometheans (NT) and Apollonians (NF). Keirsey Temperament Sorter included.
Creative You: Using Your Personality Type to Thrive by David B. Goldstein & Otto Kroeger
Whether you can admit it to yourself or not, you are creative. In today's complex world, creativity is the key to finding and living your passion. Whatever that passion is-- cooking, technology, writing, or even plumbing-- Creative You reveals your own personal style of creativity to help you build an environment of innovation at work and home. Discover your creative personality type with a simple quiz and detailed descriptions of the sixteen personality types. Plus, tools and techniques show you how to apply creativity to your everyday life.
The Complete Personality Assessment: Psychometric Tests To Reveal Your Full Potential by Jim Barrett and Hugh Green
How can you discover where your true potential lies? Is it possible to balance work and life more effectively? The Complete Personality Assessment uses psychometric and analytical techniques to help you answer these questions and more. Consisting of a series of personality tests, motivation tests and competency exercises, it takes a structured approach to help you understand how to control underlying emotions that have been standing in your way. It covers everything you need to realize your full potential, including a career development profile, action plans for change, a life balance test, career motivation test and a competency checklist.
Taking Flight! Master the Four Behavioral Styles And Transform Your Career, Your Relationships-- Your Life by Merrick Rosenberg and Daniel Silvert
Taking Flight illuminates the DISC four-style model of human behavior. Use DISC to discover profound hidden patterns of human behavioral style, gain deeper self-awareness, maximize your personal strengths, and influence others. You'll discover why you "click" with some people and "clank" with others, and what really drives your decisions and actions. You'll learn exactly how to identify others' behavioral styles and choose the best ways to interact with them.
The Five Elements: Understand Yourself and Enhance Your Relationships with the Wisdom of the World's Oldest Personality Type System by Dondi Dahlin
The five elements originated in ancient Chinese medicine over 2,000 years ago--when scholars theorized that the universe is composed of five forces- water, wood, fire, earth, and metal. By explaining the efficacy of wood, the depth of water, the joy of fire, the compassion of earth, and the wisdom of metal, this book helps people understand themselves and form lasting connections to others, answering the age-old question of why we do what we do.
The Genius of Opposites: How Introverts and Extroverts Achieve Extraordinary Results Together by Jennifer B. Kahnweiler, PhD
Mick and Keith. Jobs and Woz. FDR and Eleanor. History is filled with examples of successful introvert-extrovert partnerships. But how can two people who sometimes seem to be from different planets not just work together but make extraordinary products, create great works of art, and even change history? Jennifer Kahnweiler provides a five-step process that helps introverts and extroverts understand each other's "cultures," use their inevitable conflicts to spur creativity, find the right roles within their partnership, and adapt and adjust their roles when working with clients.
Personal Intelligence: The Power of Personality and How It Shapes Our Lives by John D. Mayer
In Personal Intelligence, Dr. John Mayer explains that we are naturally curious about the motivations and inner worlds of the people we interact with every day. Mayer shows how people who are high in personal intelligence (open to their inner experiences, inquisitive about people, and willing to change themselves) are able to anticipate their own desires and actions, predict the behavior of others, and-using such knowledge-motivate themselves over the long term and make better life decisions.
Personality Plus At Work: How To Work Successfully With Anyone by Florence Littauer, Rose Sweet
For 25 years, Florence Littauer's bestselling Personality Plus has been required reading for employees of major companies. Now, Personality Plus at Work takes things a step further and shows readers how to work successfully with anyone by paying attention to basic personality differences. It shows readers what happens when personalities are ignored, how each personality can lead, and how to combine different personalities to maintain a vital and harmonious workplace.
Why Are We So Different? Your Guide to the 16 Personality Types by Jaroslaw Jankowski, Marilyn Bates
Why are we so very different from one another? Why are our approaches to decision-making so diverse? Your Guide to the 16 Personality Types will help you to understand both yourself and other people better. It will aid you not only in avoiding any number of traps, but also in making the most of your personal potential, as well as in taking the right decisions about your education and career and in building healthy relationships with others.
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