Type Talk at Work

Type Talk at Work

Of the readings assigned to our class, I would have to say Type Talk at Work coupled with the Meyers Briggs Type Indicator test has affected me the most. I feel I have a clearer picture of myself and who I really am as a person because the combination of the book and test have shown me why I do the things I do and why I think the way I think which. At times I have been hard on myself wondering what was wrong with me. Now I know I am “relatively” normal for me because of my personality preference which actually feels quite freeing to be the “me” that I was created to be. More than just learning about me, Type Talk at Work has also taught me about others and how to deal with people better

Immediately in chapter one of Type Talk I learned how we all have a tendency for name-calling (Kroeger, Thuesen, and Rutledge 3-4). I believe most of the time we are not even aware that we label people. Subsequently, we act and treat the person according the label we have given them. I realize now, how I can use that person’s so-called weakness which is the label I have given that person and turn it into strength to be beneficially used for the company. I can also use this attitude in my personal life to help edify a person instead of making them feel bad for a characteristic that is probably innate. After reading this book I appreciate what I have learned regarding labeling and how it can be used in a positive manner by redirecting someone’s energies and label into something creative and beneficial for all.

Another benefit I have gleaned from this book I am using to improve my life with people is to realize just because someone might be the opposite type preference as myself doesn’t mean they won’t come up with the same solution as myself. Type Talk has shown me through a very clear example of how a sensor and a feeler may come to the same conclusion regarding an issue, but they process it differently (Kroeger, Thuesen, and Rutledge 39-40). When I worry someone might think differently than myself and come up with a different solution, I automatically start preparing in my mind an argument which puts my defenses up. Therefore I am not listening to other person because I am busy preparing my argument. This