I'm Not Crazy, I'm Just Not You: The Real Meaning of the 16 Personality Types, Second Edition
- 4h 31m
- Roger R. Pearman, Sarah C. Albritton
- Nicholas Brealey Publishing
- 2010
Puzzled or put off by our own or someone else's behavior, we frequently ask ourselves, Is that normal? Yet the question cuts both ways. Either we fail to meet some arbitrarily high standard, or we despair because we are merely normal. This book offers a clear explanation and some useful answers to the question of normalcy, helping readers identify, understand, and value the wide range of differences in the way normal people perceive and respond to the same situation. Drawing on a large body of solid research, psychologists Pearman and Albritton show how our own natural tendencies produce interpersonal blind spots that lead to misunderstandings. They offer practical tips for recognizing the ways other people perceive and respond to situations differently, and for communicating more effectively with others.
About the Authors
Roger R. Pearman, Ed.D., the founder of Leadership Performance Systems, Inc., which provides extensive talent management services for organizations in the United States, Europe, and Asia, and Qualifying.org, Inc., which provides professional certification training for individuals wishing to use assessments. Roger is a visiting professor on the faculty of the Calloway School of Business, Wake Forest University, teaching Global Commerce and Leadership Studies. He is a Senior Adjunct Associate for the Center for Creative Leadership. As a former Chief Operating Officer of a financial services company and President of the International Association of Psychological Type, he gained extensive practical knowledge related to the development of individuals and organizations. Roger has worked with users of personality type on every continent, which has provided a rich ground for research contributions. His research received the Myers Research Award and the McCaulley Lifetime Achievement Award. He is a contributor to Inc.com and Talent Management.
Roger completed his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Wake Forest University and his doctoral degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Through his research, training, coaching, writing, and consulting services, Roger seeks to help individuals learn how to be more effective.
SARAH C. ALBRITTON is co-founder and Vice-President of AVOLEAD LLC, a strategic leadership consultancy that partners with clients around the globe to deliver breakthroughs with senior leaders and their teams in change management, organizational leadership effectiveness, and coaching. Specializing in “Transformation Coaching” for chief executives and senior management teams around the globe, Sarah designs and delivers creative learning experiences that inspire and challenge her clients to shift perspectives and take actions that accelerate success for them and their organizations.
Sarah has blended business experience with psychological expertise for more than twenty-five years. After graduating from Wake Forest University with a degree in Economics, Sarah went on to earn a degree in Educational Leadership from Florida State University. She has served on the faculties of international training organizations delivering traditional and internet based qualifying programs for the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, the FIRO-B, and the CPI-260. From 1999 to 2006, Sarah was an adjunct faculty member at the Center for Creative Leadership, where she worked on high-profile custom programs.
A dynamic, highly rated trainer, coach, and consultant, Sarah thrives on operating as a client’s team member and partner ally. Anchoring her relationships in trust, respect, and a healthy dose of humor, she uses well-grounded assessment data, insight, and challenges to inspire strategic change. Her style can be summed up in the lyrics from the hit Broadway musical, Wicked: “Don’t be offended by my frank analysis. Just think of it as personality dialysis!”
In this Book
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I’m Not Crazy, I’m Just Not You—The Real Meaning Of The 16 Personality Types, Second Edition
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Grateful
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Preface to the Second Edition
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Prescript—Considerations about Normal
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Habits of Mind
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A Messy Complexity—The Patterns That Create Expressions Of Heart
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Elements of Balance—Processes That Keep Us Mindful
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The Teacher Within—Lessons We Cannot Ignore
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Using the Ruby Slippers—The Role Of Type Development
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What Lies Underneath? Using Type To Enhance Emotional Health
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Getting There from Here—Increasing Personal Effectiveness At Work And At Home
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Pathways of Communication—Type As A Lantern On The Path To Understanding
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Valuing Differences—Making Diversity Work
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What’s Up, Pops? Exploring Type And Generational Differences
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Across the Ponds—Using Type To Reach Across Cultural Boundaries
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Beyond Patterns and Types—Being True To Ourselves
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Postscript—Knowledge Purchased—The Price Of Understanding
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Appendix—Measurement of Type
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Notes
