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A newsletter prociding you with information and insights
to help you meet your learning goals.
By ShaughnessyHowell - builders of outstanding training programs
November 2006
In this issue: Personality Theories
Even before Carl Jung studied human personality and identified four types of personalities (thinker, sensor, feeler, intuitor), great thinkers have realized that they could group people based upon their dominant behaviours. With a wide variety of personality theories available today, companies are using the study of human behaviour to help employees better understand one another and communicate more effectively.
If you were to choose a shape to describe yourself, would you choose a box, triangle, rectangle, circle or squiggle? You may be surprised but it’s quite likely that your choice would be the shape that best describes your dominant personality. These five shapes are the foundation of the Psycho-Geometrics® system, developed by Dr. Susan Dellinger PhD. This system explores how different geometric shapes describe how we communicate and relate with people – and how we can improve our communications by adapting to the shapes of others.
One of the valuable aspects of personality theories is their ability to transcend cultures. With the divergence of communications styles in cultures around the world, one would think that personality theories would only be relevant in the cultures that created them. That’s not proven to be true according to Dr. Susan Dellinger PhD., author of Communicating Beyond our Differences. In fact, understanding personality theories can actually help people overcome cultural differences.
How we can help:
The ShaughnessyHowell Team can:
» Order Psycho-Geometrics® books, videos and assessments for your company and your employees.
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