The PEOPLE Process TYPE Talk

Understanding People is what it's all about.

November 2010

 

Greetings!

As you might surmise, the 16 personality types respond to conflict according to their preferences. The Thomas-Kilmann Model describes five different approaches to conflict according to how people think about the importance of a task versus the importance of their relationship with people they are working with.

The main point of the model is to encourage people to be purposeful in how they confront and collaborate with others, rather than relying on their natural - and often inappropriate tendencies.

IN THIS ISSUE

 Are you ISTJ? ENFP?

 COMPETING, COLLABORATING, COMPROMISING, AVOIDING, ACCOMMODATING...

 About the Author - Pam Hollister, INTJ

 

COMPETING, COLLABORATING, COMPROMISING, AVOIDING, ACCOMMODATING...

Thomas and Kilmann identified two dimensions of behavior involved in managing conflict with another party: concern for one's own interests and concern for the other person's interests. They labeled these Assertiveness and Cooperativeness, respectively. Depending on the degree to which a person proportions his or her energy into each of these dimensions, one of the styles will be engaged.

The 16 personality types respond to conflict according to their preferences. According to the Thomas-Kilmann Model, none of the styles are inherently good or bad. Each is appropriate for some situations and each is also inappropriate or less effective for other situations.

The model describes five different approaches to conflict according to how people think about the importance of a task versus the importance of their relationship with the people they are working with - Competing, Collaborating, Compromising, Avoiding, Accommodating. The main point of the model is to encourage people to be purposeful in how they confront and collaborate with others, rather than relying on their natural - and often inappropriate tendencies.

Read More.......

 

About the Author - Pam Hollister, INTJ

Pamela Hollister developed The PEOPLE Process - "Understanding People is what it's all about" - with the intention of providing a package that would simplify the understanding and use of personality-type theory. Pam has over 35 years of professional business experience with emphasis on entrepreneurship, marketing and business communications. She has created and directed training programs for General Atomics, a large number of Fortune 500 companies, the US Air Force, the Department of Energy, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and numerous school districts throughout North America.

 

Are you ISTJ? ENFP?

Now you can tell in 5 minutes with this user-friendly personality type Wheel for understanding self and others!

A hands-on, interactive assessment and training tool that determines personality-type preferences utilizing theory created by Dr. Carl Jung. This 3-part package consisting of a Wheel, Profile Sheets and Booklet is an easy and fun way to help employees get valuable insights into interacting with others. Great for a leadership development program and communication skills training, this powerful tool for personality assessment is highly effective as a teambuilding communication training.

What clients are saying about us.....

I just wanted to let you know I am still using The PEOPLE Process with great results and enthusiasm from my students. I recently have been working with our speech classes centered around communication styles and group dynamics. The PEOPLE Process, coupled with some activities I have them do, really generate a lot of conversation and forces them to look at their behavior in group interaction through a whole new lens. I will be incorporating The PEOPLE Process into my career exploration class this fall. I'm looking forward to working with my students using this tool as compared to my "old" MBTI DVD. Your product is really interactive which I believe makes all the difference in their understanding of type. Thanks again for this wonderful product! Clayton Robinson, Counselor Metropolitan Community College - Maple Woods Kansas City, Missouri

"Our team received very complimentary Contractor Performance Assessment Report (CPAR) ratings across the board form the U.S. Air Force. The high CPAR ratings were partly credited to The PEOPLE Process Team Skills Training." R.N., California

...a great tool to help team members understand themselves and their teammates better. My clients love it because it has been delightfully accurate and is a practical "take-away" that they can share with the significant people in their lives. I highly recommend it as a key tool for facilitators to use to assess personality type preferences. Ruth Urban, M.S., Certified Professional Facilitator, The Urban Group, Las Vegas, Nevada

We have found this product to be effective in training diplomats in negotiation and crisis management skills, retrenched fishermen in job seeking skills, managers in hi-tech organizations in career development, hospital emergency-room staff in managing conflict encounters, civil servants in time management skills, trainers in advanced facilitation skills, and entrepreneurs in new business start-ups. Without exception, participants have been able to relate easily to the use of the system, are amazed at the uncanny accuracy of the personality type profile, and have been able to apply The PEOPLE Process in their daily work. David Kenny, Director, PKA Training & Development, Ireland

Find out more....

 

Quick Links...

The TYPE Reporter

Center for Applications of Psychological Type

The PEOPLE Process Blog

phone: 702-396-5126