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In Reply to: MB is used heavily... posted by mkuller on July 17, 2017 at 15:22:57:
and, becoming a senior NCO of infantry, I've run across personality testing a good deal.I've been give M-B tests, being told I would learn about me from it, and lost count after 10 instances.
It's not just because I was bothered by its assumptions from the outset.
E.g. "Do you prefer working with creative people or logical people?" WHATTTTT!!!??? was my reaction.Unless creative people means marketers, advertising folks and such, I am forced to go with the mid point of the scale.
Do you remember the wonderfully cruel and very funny episode in 'Hitchiker's Guide' about such folks, landed on a fertile planet like earth?
Why, Timbo? Because truly creative people solve or improve real complex problems, and need a good deal of logic and questioning to do so. Meeting sales targets doesn't fit at all, IMO.
IME & O MB's predictive ability is quite poor and it didn't help me in dealing with people.
I learn a great deal more from feedback given honestly, if it's by people with sufficient maturity to realise that I do, and will, think things through. Because I respect and value, them.
There are IME lots of people who achieve, and get things done, but I see no category of types most likely to do it.
The factors that matter most, say in getting things done, or changing an organisation's vision, are values-driven 'wanna' e.g. a commitment to making a difference.
Ambition and desire for success, are not vital IMO&E, can be recognised and disliked by colleagues and potential supporters. Selling ideas for change requires courage.
Warmest
Tim Bailey
Skeptical Measurer & Audio Scrounger
Edits: 07/22/17 07/22/17
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- In the context of: tutoring university students, being a change agent, and trainer-trainer of volunteer fireys - Timbo in Oz 19:42:35 07/22/17 (0)
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