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1. By Dan DeFoe, JD MS
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Personality Type and
the Legal Profession:
Introduction to Normal
Personality -Implications for Practice and
Professionalism
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3. Agenda
• ―Normal Personality‖
• Myers-Briggs (MBTI®)
• References
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• Link – Type and Emotional
Intelligence
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4. Daily experience has several
factors:
- personality
- emotional intelligence
- performance
And these are interdependent.
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Link – Type & Emotional
Intelligence
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5. Intrapersonal
• Self-awareness
• Self-confidence
• Self-regulation
of moods,
impulses
• Flexibility
• Stress
management
Interpersonal
• Empathy
• Assertiveness
• Energy
management
• Social skills
• Persuasion
• Leadership
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Link – Type & Emotional
Intelligence – EI competencies
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6. Link – Type & Emotional
Intelligence
Type understanding concerns
external – interpersonal
processes that make up emotional
intelligence.
Type is an ideal model for exploring and
developing emotional intelligence.
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internal – intrapersonal
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7. Link – Type & Emotional
Intelligence
make up the “engine of personality”, the
source of:
analysis, reaction, adjustment, and
stability
For our dynamic relationship with the
world.
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The mental functions of Type
Perception – Sensing / Intuition
Judging – Thinking / Feeling
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8. ―When you have an expanded
emotional intelligence and a
balanced personality, you have a
healthier lifestyle, stronger
relationships, and overall greater
satisfaction and performance in
your chosen work.‖
Roger Pearman, Introduction to Type and Emotional Intelligence
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Link – Type & Emotional
Intelligence
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“Normal
Personality”
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10. Foundational Concepts – Normal
Personality – “Type”
• Jung & Myers
• Trait vs. Type
• Assessment v. Sorting: MBTI® - Steps I, II, III
• Type in Organizations
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• ―Normal‖ – ―Gifts Differing‖
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11. Normal Personality - The MBTI
Instrument
Developed by Katharine C. Briggs and her
daughter Isabel Briggs Myers.
Based on the work of Swiss psychologist
C. G. Jung, who presented his psychological
type theory in his book Psychological Types
(published 1921, translated into English
1923).
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12. Jung’s Theory – Preferences……
• Preferences interact with and are
shaped by environmental influences:
• Family
• Country
• Education
• and many others
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• Preferences – innate, ―inborn
predispositions.‖
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13. Jung’s Theory of preferences (cont)
• Four pairs of opposites—e.g right and left hands
- use both, but one is our natural preference.
• But, how we use our preferences and often the
accuracy with which we can measure the
preferences may change.
• Confounding variable—environment!
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• Preference basics do not change—they stay the
same over our lifetime, e.g. always a RT hand
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Myers-Briggs
(MBTI®)
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15. "The purpose of the Myers-Briggs Type
Indicator® is to make the theory of
psychological types described by C. G.
Jung (1921/1971) understandable and
useful in people's lives.
The essence of the theory is that much
seemingly random variation in behavior is
actually quite orderly and consistent,
being due to basic differences in the way
individuals prefer to use their perception
and judgment."
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Myers-Briggs (MBTI®)
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16. Myers-Briggs (MBTI®)
• Judgment involves all the ways of coming to
conclusions about what has been perceived.
• If people differ systematically in what they
perceive and in how they reach conclusions,
then it is only reasonable for them to differ
correspondingly in their interests, reactions,
values, motivations, and skills.
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• Perception involves all the ways of becoming
aware of things, people, happenings, or ideas.
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17. Myers-Briggs (MBTI®)
The aim of the MBTI instrument is to identify,
from self self-report of easily recognized
regard to perception and judgment, so that the
effects of each preference, singly and in
combination, can be established by research and
put into practical use.
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reactions, the basic preferences of people in
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19. • Four pairs of opposites—like our right and left
hands. We all use both sides of each pair, but
one is our natural preference.
• Jung believed that our preferences do not
change—they stay the same over our lifetime.
• What changes is how we use our preferences
and often the accuracy with which we can
measure the preferences.
• The confounding variable—environment!
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MBTI® & Jung’s Theory
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20. The Four Preferences of the MBTI instrument
E Extraversion or
I Introversion
Affects Choices as to
Whether to direct perception judgment mainly
on the outer world (E) or mainly on the inner
world of ideas.
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Index Preferences
Between E–I
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21. The Four Preferences of the MBTI instrument
S Sensing perception or
N Intuitive perception
Affects Choices as to
Which kind of perception is preferred when one
needs or wishes to perceive.
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Index Preferences
Between S–N
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22. The Four Preferences of the MBTI instrument
T Thinking judgment or
F feeling judgment
Affects Choices as to
Which kind of judgment to trust when one
needs or wishes to make a decision.
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Index Preferences
Between T–F
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23. The Four Preferences of the MBTI instrument
J Judgment or
P Perception
Affects Choices as to
Whether to deal with the outer world in
judgment (J) attitude (using T or F) or in the
perceptive (P) attitude (using S or N).
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Index Preferences
Between J - P
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Jungian Theory
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25. Myers-Briggs (MBTI®)
The 16 Types
ISTJ
ISFJ
INFJ
INTJ
ISTP
ISFP
INFP
INTP
ESTP
ESFP
ENFP
ENTP
ESTJ
ESFJ
ENFJ
ENTJ
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As located on the Type Table
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26. •is innate
•can be influenced
•is observable
•is not a box
•is not an excuse
•indicates preferences, not
skills
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Key Type Concepts…..Type
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28. The direction in which
we focus our attention
and energy
Introduction to Type®, p. 9
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Extraversion or Introversion
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29. Energy
Introversion
[I]
• Energized through
contact with other
people or through
engaging in
activities
• Being energized
through ideas,
quiet times,
or solitude
• The outer world
• The inner world
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Extraversion
[E]
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30. E–I
People who prefer Introversion:
• Focus their energy and attention inward
• Are interested in the inner world of thoughts and
reflections
We all use both preferences, but usually
not with equal comfort.
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People who prefer Extraversion:
• Focus their energy and attention outward
• Are interested in the world of people and things
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Extraversion or Introversion
Introduction to Type® and Change, pp. 4–5
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32. •
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Extraverted Types
External
environment
Talking
Work through
Broad interests
Sociable/expressive
Initiative in
relationships
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Introverted Types
Inner world
Writing
Reflecting / Mental
practice
Deep interests
Private/contained
Initiative when
important
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Where People Focus Attention
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34. Some Key Words Associated with
Action
Introversion
Reflection
Outward
Inward
People
Privacy
Interaction
Many
Expressive
Do-Think-Do
Concentration
Few
Quiet
Think-Do-Think
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Extraversion
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35. We Have a Preference
But we usually do not do them
with equal comfort.
Most of us have a preference for one
over the other.
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We all do Extraverted and Introverted
things.
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36. Self-Assessment
Given the choice, which do you prefer:
Extraversion or Introversion?
?
Very
Fairly
Clear
Clear
Slight
Slight
Fairly
Very
Clear
Clear
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How clear are you about your preference?
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38. The way we take in
information and the kind of
information we like and trust
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Sensing or Intuition
Introduction to Type®, p. 9
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39. How people take in information | S–N
People who prefer Intuition:
• Go beyond what is real or concrete and focus on
meaning, associations, and relationships
We all use both ways of perceiving, but we
typically prefer and trust one more.
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People who prefer Sensing:
• Prefer to take in information using their five senses—
sight, sound, smell, touch, and taste
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Sensing [S]or Intuition [N]
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42. Sensing [S]
Paying attention to
what you perceive
through the five
senses: seeing,
hearing, touching,
smelling, and tasting
Intuition [N]
Paying attention to
what might be
described as the
sixth sense—the
unseen world of
meanings,
inferences, hunches,
insights, and
connections
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Information – S or N
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44. We Have a Preference
But we usually do not use them
with equal trust.
Most of us have a preference for one
over the other.
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We all use Sensing and Intuition when
making our observations about the world.
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45. Self-Assessment
Given the choice, which do you prefer:
Sensing or Intuition?
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Very
Fairly
Clear
Clear
Slight
Slight
Fairly
Very
Clear
Clear
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How clear are you about your preference?
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47. The way we make decisions
Introduction to Type®, p. 10
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Thinking or Feeling
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48. T–F
People who prefer Feeling:
• Make their decisions with a person-centered,
values-based process
Both processes are rational and we use both
often, but usually not equally easily.
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People who prefer Thinking:
• Make their decisions based on impersonal,
objective logic
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Thinking or Feeling
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50. Decisions
Making decisions
based on impartial
criteria—causeeffect reasoning,
constant principles
or truths, and logic
Feeling
Making decisions
based on valuesbased, personcentered criteria,
seeking harmony
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Thinking
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56. We Have a Preference
But we usually do not use them
with equal ease.
Most of us have a preference for one
over the other.
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We all use Thinking and Feeling when
making decisions.
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57. Self-Assessment
Given the choice, which do you prefer:
Thinking or Feeling?
?
Very
Fairly
Clear
Clear
Slight
Slight
Fairly
Very
Clear
Clear
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How clear are you about your preference?
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59. Our attitude toward the
external world and how we
orient ourselves to it
Introduction to Type®, p. 10
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Judging or Perceiving
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60. J–P
People who prefer Perceiving:
• Seek to experience the world, not organize it
• Look at the world and see options that need to be
explored
We all use both attitudes, but usually
not with equal comfort.
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People who prefer Judging:
• Want the external world to be organized and orderly
• Look at the world and see decisions that need to be made
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Judging or Perceiving
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62. Approach to Life
Perceiving
[J]
[P]
Want to live an
ordered life, with
goals and structure,
making decisions so
you can move on
Want to live a
spontaneous life
with flexibility,
staying open to new
information and
possibilities
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Judging
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65. We Have a Preference
But we usually do not use them
with equal comfort.
Most of us have a preference for one
over the other.
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We all use Judging and Perceiving as
part of our lifestyle.
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67. Self-Assessment
Given the choice, which do you prefer:
Judging or Perceiving?
?
Very
Fairly
Clear
Clear
Slight
Slight
Fairly
Very
Clear
Clear
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How clear are you about your preference?
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68. Personality Type
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When combined, your preferences indicate
your personality type.
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Type Application
Examples
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70. • All functions contribute to effective
practice
• Tend to use dominant and auxiliary
• Z model – all 4 functions used
• Order of the ―Z‖ process….
• Sensing to
• Intuition to
• Thinking to
• Feeling
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“Z” Problem Solving Model
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71. Z Problem Solving Model
• Sensing – specifics?
• Thinking – objective evaluation?
• Feeling – subjective evaluation
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• Intuition – important meanings?
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72. Z Problem Solving Model
• Gather specific information
• What are the details?
• Applicable rules, law?
• Make the situation ―real‖
• Challenge using facts
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Sensing (S)
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73. Z Problem Solving Model
• Patterns & relationships
• Central themes or stories
• Broad sweep – then relate
• Progressions, assumptions
• Strategize to make themes
• Openness to creative solutions
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Intuition (N)
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74. Z Problem Solving Model
• Objective judgments
• Precedent
• Sequential analysis
• Examine judicial reasoning
• Arguments for all sides
• Step by step legal analysis skills
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Thinking (T)
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75. Z Problem Solving Model
• Subjective understanding
• Who are the people?
• Values, interests, needs
• Relational considerations
• Consider all sides
• Personal values not ―best‖ always
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Feeling (F)
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77. S–N Splitting Exercise
Then, be prepared to share with
the group what you have
perceived.
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Look at the following pictures for
a few moments, in silence.
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81. People with a Preference for
Sensing
• Physical attributes of the picture
(color, shapes, artist’s name, size)
• Then try to make sense out of the
shapes—object sense
• Others can usually agree with the
interpretations of the shapes
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• Describe what they literally see:
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82. People with a Preference for
Intuition
• Often make up a story about the
picture
• May come up with a big-picture
interpretation of the meaning
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• Interpret the picture, seeing
possibilities and meanings that are
highly personalized
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83. •When we all look at the same
image, we see different
things.
•Who sees it correctly?
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What Can We Conclude?
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84. S–N Splitting Exercise
• We must remember that we all trust
our own perceptions, while
knowing that there are many other
ways of seeing the same
object/situation.
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What are the implications and
applications of this exercise?
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85. Constructive Use of Differences
®
Isabel Myers’ goal for type and the MBTI
instrument:
• Acknowledging the value of differences
• Practicing new behaviours, seeking out
others with differences
• Incorporating different perspectives into
our own processes
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• Becoming aware of differences
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86. About the MBTI Instrument
• An indicator—not a test
• Looks only at normal behavior
• Forced-choice questions
• Takes about 20–40 minutes to complete
• No right or wrong answers—answer as
you see fit
• Your results are confidential
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87. About the MBTI Instrument
®
(cont.)
• There are no good or bad types.
• The instrument gives practical results
you can use:
• In teamwork
• In communication
• In decision making
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• All types have some natural strengths
and some possible pitfalls or blind spots.
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88. • Reliable, valid, cost-effective, easy to use
• Logical model of consistent human behavior
• Reduce conflict….objective, rational
framework
• Emphasizes value of diversity
• Identify assets/blind spots:
persons/teams
• Understand organizational character
• Clarify fit – people & jobs
• Ethical guidelines support use
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MBTI® Benefits to Lawyers &
Firms
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89. • Leadership development
• Team building
• Career development
• Communication
• Conflict management
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MBTI® Benefits to Lawyers &
Firms
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References– Myers-Briggs & MBTI®
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93. Web References – Myers-Briggs &
www.aptinternational.org Association for Psychological Type
International
www.capt.org – Center for
Applications of Psychological Type
www.cpp.com – CPP, Inc. f/k/a
Consulting Psychologist Press
www.myersbriggs.org – Myers Briggs
Foundation
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MBTI®
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Thank you very much.
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95. Conclusion & Thank You!
• This presentation has provided just a brief
introduction and overview of ―Normal
Personality‖ as defined by Carl Jung and MyersBriggs and the MBTI® Type Indicator.
Thank you very much.
Dan DeFoe, JD MS
dan@adlitemsolutions.com
MBTI® Type Indicator, Steps I,II,III,
Certified Administrator
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• Please check out the references noted above and
also the web sites if you have interest.
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