Type Talk at Work

Type Talk at Work (Revised): How the 16 Personality Types Determine Your Success on the Job Paperback

Author: Otto Kroeger - ISBN: 0440509289 - Language: English - Format: PDF, EPUB

DESCRIPTION

From Library Journal

Written by noted consultant Kroeger and his colleagues, this entertaining and informative volume is aimed at anyone trying to navigate the challenging social setting of the workplace. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) on which it is based was originally developed by Katherine Briggs and Isabel Myers Briggs, who drew on the work of Swiss psychologist Carl Jung. This method has been widely used as a tool in both education and business. Originally published in 1988 and now fully revised and updated, the book is designed to help readers identify their own type and gain insight into the learning and operating styles of their colleagues. Its three sections are an introduction to typewatching (determining types), putting typewatching to work (leadership, team building, and conflict resolution), and understanding the 16 type profiles. A self-help book sure to be popular with readers, it will appeal to those who want to go a step beyond horoscopes to succeed in their careers. Recommended for self-help and popular business collections in public libraries and for academic libraries that collect in management consulting. Rona Ostrow, Lehman Coll. Lib., CUNY, Bronx
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

From the Inside Flap

What?s Your Type at Work?

Are you one of those organized people who always complete your projects before they are due? Or do you put off getting the job done until the very last possible moment? Is your boss someone who readily lets you know how you are doing? Or does she always leave you unsure of precisely where you stand? Do you find that a few people on your team are incredibly creative but can never seem to get to a meeting on time? Do others require a specific agenda at the meeting in order to focus on the job at hand?

Bestselling authors Otto Kroeger and Janet Thuesen make it easy to recognize your own type and those of your co-workers in Type Talk at Work, a revolutionary guide to understanding your workplace and thriving in it. fully revised and updated for its 10th anniversary, this popular classic now features a new chapter on leadership, showing you how to be more effective on the job. Get the most out of your employees?and employers--using the authors? renowned expertise on typology. With Type Talk at Work, you?ll never look at the office the same way again!

See all Editorial Reviews

Type Talk at Work Revised How the 16 Personality Types Type Talk at Work Revised How the 16 Personality Types Determine Your Success on the Job Otto Kroeger Janet M Thuesen Hile Rutledge on Amazon com Type Talk at Work Revised How the 16 Personality Types How the 16 Personality Types Determine Your Success on Types Determine Your Success on the Job Type Talk at Work Revised How the 16 Personality Type Talk at Work Revised How the 16 Personality Types How the 16 Personality Types Determine Your Success on Type Talk at Work Revised How the 16 Types Determine Your Success on the Job Type Talk at Work Revised How the 16 Personality Types Type Talk at Work Revised How the 16 Personality Types Determine Your Success on the Job by Hile Rutledge Janet M Thuesen and Otto Kroeger 2002 Paperback Type Talk at Work Revised How the 16 Personality Types Type Talk at Work Revised How the 16 Personality Types Determine Your Success on the Job How 16 Personality Types Determine Your Success on the Job

DETAILS

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Delta; Revised edition (July 30, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0440509289
• ISBN-13: 978-0440509288
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #28,576 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #29 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Psychology & Counseling > Reference

REVIEWS

A condom is a barrier device commonly used during sexual intercourse to reduce the probability of pregnancy and spreading sexually transmitted infections STIs STDs Apple hot news launches apple events movie trailers and iTunes this week This is a list of topics that have at one point or another in their history been characterized as pseudoscience by academics or researchers These characterizations RECOMMENDED POPULAR BOOKS ON PSYCHOLOGY updated August 1999 Charles G Morris University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI The following are well written engaging PERSONALITY Personality is a broad term that refers to a person 39 s characteristic behaviors actions emotions and thoughts It is the distinctive way one Decisions are the heart of success and at times there are critical moments when they can be difficult perplexing and nerve racking This side provides useful and diccionario ingles espa olUnusual Neglected and or Lost Literature Major update during Nov 2008 including reformatting e g what was I thinking using all those HTML lists many new A compilation of personality theories from the George Boeree website Chapters on Sigmund Freud Anna Freud Erik Erikson Carl Jung Otto Rank Alfred Adler Karen Patricia Vail Get Help Immediately If your child has trouble in the early levels of school get help immediately Do not wait to see if the child will grow out of it

Kroeger and Thuesen are not my favorite MBTI authors, but the Type Talk books are a decent reference for those who consider themselves beginner and intermediate level in the personality theory world. The explanations of the four preferences and how to look for them in one's own self or in others is reasonably well done. I particularly liked how they borrowed from Keirsey's theory and delineated the NT/NF/SP/SJ categories. They do not delve far into the dominant/auxilary/tertiary/inferior functions.

Type Talk at Work explains how people of different types set goals, manage time, hire and fire, resolve conflict, solve problems, and deal with other workplace issues. The range of topics was pretty comprehensive, although by necessity a bit superficial. Given the length of the book the explanation of how different types interact was well done, and had some case studies also. I was not very impressed with the 'Z Problem Solving Model', but it may benefit someone else. The best part of the book is the last part, entitled 'The Sixteen Profiles At Work'. The Sixteen Profiles section details how all of the types tend to think and behave in a workplace setting. I'm sure many people will be amazed at how accurate it can be for them. Type Talk at Work is defintely meant to promote self knowledge, which the authors stress is the first duty of the reader: know yourself well, then try to figure other people out.

I have two criticisms: firstly, the authors are NFs, and in my view did not altogether avoid unconsciously writing the book for other NFs. That is a minor criticism, as the book overall is well done. I also believe that Kroeger and Thuesen did not warn readers to properly use type theory, in other words use it in a very careful, ethical way.

PREVIEW

Type Talk at Work DOWNLOAD

Download