Team development

Talent selection, remote working, and psychological safety are among the topics covered on the Start, Scale, Grow podcast with consulting psychologist Cameron Nott

Managers have a lot on their plate – from exceeding customer expectations to taking care of their employees. This blog explains how sales and operations managers at Australia Post improved company success by using the MBTI personality assessment to build trust and collaboration.

If people think ability is innate, it could be holding them back

New research sends clear message to team leaders

Effective conflict management is a pillar of high-performing organizations

New research explores team performance, job satisfaction, and the role of personality type

In this post we explore practical strategies for improving team communication and recommend tips to improve how team members interact on the job.

What are the biggest challenges people face working across cultures? Listen to this episode of The Myers-Briggs Company Podcast with Frank Garten, cross-cultural expert and global leadership trainer to learn how to mitigate cultural challenges and improve communication.

In this post, based on an interview with Myers-Briggs Professional Services Principal Consultant and Depth Psychologist Dr. Marta Koonz, we discuss communication in teams, the psychological needs of teams, and their impact on collaboration.

Why well-being is crucial to employee and organizational performance

What is human synchronization and why is it important for learning and development trainers, consultants and coaches to consider?   

New research and data shows how different personality types approach conflict. But what does it mean for Introverted types? 

Awareness of different approaches to conflict could help multi-generational workforces understand each other and work together better. 

Is lack of conflict a sign of dysfunction? And what do people feel about conflict today? 

Paying closer attention to employee needs is the way to make remote, in-office, and hybrid teams function better

Learn the types and causes of conflict to be better prepared in how you manage conflict 

If conflict management is something you dread, here’s how to start turning it around

How can conflict management save organizations money?

What should leaders be aware of about these well-known personality differences?

The Myers-Briggs Company is launching a new podcast about psychology, personality, work life, and how to get the best from life. 

If not, you might be part of a hybrid strategy that’s about to fail.

As employees return to the office, they’re expecting more flexibility in their social contracts with employers. How can HR help?

Is it possible to get the best of both worlds with hybrid work?

HR professionals get insight into team dynamics, individual strengths and more with potential leaders when using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator assessment.

How can personality assessments like the MBTI tool help teams work together more effectively and understand each other better?

The author of 5 Dysfunctions of a Team shares his insights on the MBTI assessment for individual and team development...

How observing the Platinum Rule builds stronger workplace relationships

What can you do to help maintain positive relationships remotely?

Tips for working from home

Reflections on our first charity partnership

How developing your business goals can increase engagement

Teams and Google’s Project Aristotle

Take our survey on personality and teamwork

Motivation - more than 'get it done’

6 things managers and executives can do

Read our latest research on well-being

If you aren’t sure, read on…

There’s an important part of business growth that’s often overlooked – change.

PeopleFWD 2018 promises insights and practical solutions

Want to stop people speaking to each other? Put them in an open-plan office

Gender, leadership and the pressure of organisational culture

Cycling-inspired tips for team and leadership development

Inside-Outside Typies - a new way to explore Type dynamics by combining Typies and Core Characters

How can we make it easier to talk about the real power of MBTI: Type dynamics?

What the FIRO questionnaire can tell us about interpersonal compatibility

A great exercise for groups or teams - download the instructions and cards for free.

Alexis Hutson, professional coach and mentor, shares her experience of using MBTI Step II for team development. A great example of the differences between Step I and Step II.

In my previous blog post, I set out five top tips for increasing the impact of team coaching based on my experience as an OPP Consultant. I’m aware of the increasing pressure on clients’ budgets and the need to ensure that investment in team coaching inspires permanent change and makes a lasting difference to performance. With this in mind, I offer five more tips.

As an OPP Consultant, I work with many teams across a wide variety of sectors and industries. I was recently talking to a client, herself an L&D practitioner, who asked me about my approach to team coaching – in  particular what my ‘top tips’ were for ensuring that the work had impact and made a real difference to how the team functions. This got me thinking about the key elements involved.

Visits to our Personality Matters Blog were at an all-time high in 2014, and we covered a wide range of topics in our weekly posts. Over the last 12 months we've talked about the best MBTI-based books and the various resources available for L&D teams. We’ve promoted Movember, and we’ve chipped in to the Paul Flowers furore. We've continued to thrive as thought leaders in a diverse range of workplace psychology issues, from recruitment and assessment centres to polarity management. But what are the top five posts that readers have returned to again and again?