[Ailist] MBTI Team Preferences

[Lionel Boxer]

I have noticed this in practice.

It is possible to use MBTI to assemble effective teams.  On the contrary, ignoring MBTI indictators can create a disaster of conflicting people.  It can also explain how some seemingly diverse people might happen to work together more effectively than another team of people from the same cultural background.

We used MBTI in one course during the MBA program I completed at RMIT.  My syndicate that I worked with throughout the three years was formed of a good balance.  Some were good starters able to conceive, others were able to assemble material, and one of the team was a fantastic finisher.  We were very different as individuals, but collectively we were very effective.

Lionel Boxer CD PhD MBA BTech(IndEng) - 0411267256
Associate of RMIT University - lionel.boxer at rmit.edu.au
Graduate School of Business
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>>> <AlbanB at aol.com> 11/03/09 5:57 AM >>>
Just one thing to add to this discussion of survey tools like MBTI. I like  
the fact that you can use the data from the individual assessment profiles in  
the MBTI of individuals in a team to provide a team profile. In other  words, 
as a work group or team they can see in the team profile their  preferences as 
well as those "watch outs" that the team needs to be careful  about. I think 
the team profile is as valuable as the individual profile,  perhaps in a work 
setting even more so. We have used this in our Columbia  University programs. 
Example: a team that has high N scores and low S scores can  be weak on detail 
and visa verse. A lone F on a team may have difficulty getting  heard if most 
of the members are Ts. You get the idea.
 
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