The articles posted here are from a variety of authors. Mostly we publish pieces written by speakers who will present at our conference, but the subjects are interesting of themselves, so they won’t go out of date after the relevant conference. Feel free to share on media and link to them from your blog or wherever. Enjoy!
By Dario Nardi What is consciousness? We know how it feels to gain or lose it, such as when we wake in the morning. We can be half-conscious, too, or have impaired consciousness from alcohol or drugs, or act mindlessly, such as while driving to a familiar place or acting out a childhood behavior. In …
by Catherine Stothart I have found when coaching leaders in different organisations that they share two challenges – the “email epidemic” (Cary Cooper) and “meeting madness” (Harvard Business Review). These distract them from their real work, take up their time, and get in the way of them being effective. The email epidemic causes them to …
During a chat a while ago, a friend and fellow Type enthusiast online said ‘I’m not in the UK, so I guess there isn’t much point in joining BAPT’. Initially I agreed, but then I got to thinking that actually there is plenty of point. It’s possible some of this is unknown to existing members …
(Adapted from The MBTI® Tool as a Gateway to Diversity Work, Katherine & Elizabeth Hirsh. 2003) “What people have in common is that they are unique; everyone is a minority of one.” Harris Sussman, speech to United Auto Workers, Detroit, April 20th, 1999 What does the opening quotation signify in terms of your practice? It …
By Catherine Stothart Social media is a good thing. Social media is a bad thing. Discuss. Sounds like a question on a university philosophy paper. And the answer of course is that it can be both good and bad, depending on how it is used and for what purposes. It’s easy to find positive examples …
The Impact of the Digital Age on Psychological Type By John Hackston and David Hunt A debate around the use of information technology, and how this affects society and individuals, is nothing new, but has risen to new levels in the last couple of years. People are worried about data privacy and the unethical use …
