Ten more books about MBTI and type that you can't afford to be without!

In the second of our blog posts looking at 20 invaluable books about MBTI^® and type, we review another ten titles that have impressed MBTI practitioners or been a key support in their work with the MBTI assessment. As with the first batch, the books featured here are listed in no particular order, and comments are from individual reviewers who responded to our request for reviews on the Linked In group OPP Qualified Professionals.

11. Work Types – understand your personality, Jean M. Kummerow, Nancy J. Barger and Linda K. Kirby (2010)

• “A highly accessible and readable resource, it contains the most helpful and liberating insights into time management that I’ve seen anywhere.” (Betsy Kendall, Executive Director, COO and Head of Professional Services at OPP Ltd)

12. The 16 Personality Types: Profiles, Theory, & Type Development, Dr. A.J. Drenth (2013)

• “Easy to read, good profile descriptions – good ‘Stage 1’ introduction to the different Myers-Briggs types.” (Dianna Hillier, Global Talent Manager at Cello Group plc)

13. Navigating Midlife – Using Typology as a Guide, Eleanor Corlett and Nancy B. Millner (1993)

• “Incredibly helpful for working and coaching people in transition .” (Lynne Norman, Managing Director, equip consulting ltd)

14. Portraits of Type: An MBTI Research Compendium Paperback, by Avril Thorne and Harrison Gough (1991)

• “A wonderful reminder, based on high quality research, that we don’t always have the gift to see ourselves as others see us. Representative male and female groups of 10 of the 16 types are described by people who saw them behave in a variety of situations over a period of three days. Their observations are not always flattering and can be an antidote to the corresponding pages of ‘Introduction to type’!” (Robert McHenry, Chairman, OPP Ltd)

15. Introduction to Type and the Eight Jungian Functions, Margaret T. Hartzler, Robert W. McAlpine, and Leona Haas (2003)

• “I really like the CPP book on the 8 Jungian Functions.” ( Jerry Gilpin, Coach (EMCC Senior Practitioner), Supervisor, Facilitator and Trainer)

16. Growing Spiritually with the Myers-Briggs Model, Julia McGuinness (2009)

• “As a specific application, a shout out to Growing Spiritually with the Myers Briggs Model.”  Jerry Gilpin, Coach (EMCC Senior Practitioner), Supervisor, Facilitator and Trainer)

17. Personality Types: an Owner’s Manual, Lenore Thomson (1998)

• "For getting to grips with type dynamics and how the functions interact, I recommend Personality Types by Lenore Thomson.” (Helen Rayner, Consultant, OPP)
   

18. Do What You Are – Discover the Perfect Career for You through the Secrets of Personality Type, by Paul D. Tieger and Barbara Barron-Tieger (revised edition 2014)

• “Do What You Are has been a really useful book for both myself and some of my younger clients. It looks at the type of work that plays to the strengths of each personality type.” (Justine Ballard, Interim Change Communications Consultant and Executive Communication Coach)

19. The Character of Organisations, using personality type in organisational development, William Bridges (2000)

• “A fantastic little book by the author of Transitions: making sense of life’s changes. It looks at type at the whole organisation rather than individual level. I love the descriptions of 16 different organisational characters and the sections on growth, change and destiny.” (Betsy Kendall, Executive Director, COO and Head of Professional Services, OPP Ltd)

20. Shape up your Program! Tips, teasers & thoughts for type trainers, Margaret Fields and John Reid (1999)

• “As I was developing my confidence as an MBTI practitioner, I found this a fantastic resource. It is packed full of exercises in an accessible format and a slimline size, all of which allowed me to have it with me when facilitating MBTI events as a resource to stimulate my thinking when looking for new exercises, or simply to try one straight from the book. Each exercise in the book contains all the info you need to try them out and build them into your own MBTI events. I would recommend this resource as something to add to your tool kit for expanding your own repertoire, particularly when finding your feet facilitating MBTI events!” (Alice King, Principle Consultant, OPP Ltd)