Preferences shift with time/context, for that reason Clifton strengths and Belbin can be interesting conversation starters. The trick in all this is of course knowing where to stop.
I find them to be useful but certainly not to type-cast someone. I always find it interesting that the ones most opposed typically hate the idea that they aren't some unique snowflake and yet run around behaving like all the typecasts but poorly.
From a reader: "[Big Consulting Firm] uses MBTI a lot. I used to tell people mine showed I was a Capricorn. I did realise after a while that they're not very scientific but a good way to get some uptight nerd talk about their feelings and preferences without having to, you know, indulge in some introspection."
Preferences shift with time/context, for that reason Clifton strengths and Belbin can be interesting conversation starters. The trick in all this is of course knowing where to stop.
I find them to be useful but certainly not to type-cast someone. I always find it interesting that the ones most opposed typically hate the idea that they aren't some unique snowflake and yet run around behaving like all the typecasts but poorly.
From a reader: "[Big Consulting Firm] uses MBTI a lot. I used to tell people mine showed I was a Capricorn. I did realise after a while that they're not very scientific but a good way to get some uptight nerd talk about their feelings and preferences without having to, you know, indulge in some introspection."