The Strong Interest Inventory assessment: Using Career Assessments in the LGBTQ Community

In Blogs, Careers, Strong Interest Inventory by Jonathan Bollag, Owner and Founder

Happy Pride Month!   The Strong Interest Inventory assessment: Using Career Assessments in the LGBTQ Community   The Strong Interest Inventory assessment has been a widely used career placement tool for many years. It was first introduced in 1927, undergoing a major renovation in the 1980s and again in the early 2000s. In 2012, new data was gathered to provide … Read More

The Firo-B and The FIRO Business

In Blogs, Podcasts by Jonathan Bollag, Owner and Founder

The differences between The Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation Behavior Report (The Firo-B) and The Fundamental Interpersonal Orientations Business Report (The Firo Business) lies in the type of need each personality test measures. As stated in the Career Assessment Site Blog entitled, “The Firo Assessments: Honing in on Your Interpersonal Wants and Needs,” the Firo-B measures your need for Inclusion, Control, and Affection. On the other hand, the Firo Business measures three organizational oriented needs Connection, Influence, and Involvement.

The TKI and Interpersonal Conflict

In Blogs, Podcasts by Jonathan Bollag, Owner and Founder

The Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument (TKI) Profile and Interpretive Report is a self-report questionnaire designed to measure your tendencies in dealing with interpersonal conflict (Thomas, K. 2002). The TKI measures five conflict-handling styles in the form of a percentage as compared to a sample of 8,000 working adults who have been administered this assessment. Learn more about the TKI Assessment Report and become more efficient in using your five interpersonal conflict modes.

MBTI™ Team Culture Part 2

In Blogs, Podcasts by Jonathan Bollag, Owner and Founder

This Podcast explains how Myers-Briggs (MBTI) Personality Type differences play an important role in successful teams and in life. I discuss how we must embrace and celebrate our differences as oppossed to shying away and discouraging differentiating ideas, personalities and ways of living and functioning. I give an example of a “Dream Team” pair of opposite personalities from our history that would have created the perfect think tank due to their genius and opposite ISTJ and ENFP MBTI Personality Types.

MBTI™ Personality Differences

In Blogs, Podcasts by Jonathan Bollag, Owner and Founder

This Podcast explains how Myers-Briggs (MBTI) Personality Type differences play an important role in successful teams and in life. I discuss how we must embrace and celebrate our differences as oppossed to shying away and discouraging differentiating ideas, personalities and ways of living and functioning. I give an example of a “Dream Team” pair of opposite personalities from our history that would have created the perfect think tank due to their genius and opposite ISTJ and ENFP MBTI Personality Types.

MBTI™ Team Culture Part 1

In Blogs, Podcasts by Jonathan Bollag, Owner and Founder

Team Culture can be defined as a pattern of shared basic assumptions invented, discovered, or developed by a given group as it learns to cope with its problems of external adaptation and internal integration. If you are a team manager, leader, business owner, or simply part of a team that might be sputtering, The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Team Report can help you and your team self-manage successfully. By administering this MBTI assessment, you will discover your team’s combined personality type and apply your results to team action and problem solving.

Myers-Briggs® MBTI® Test ISTJ Personality Types and Communication

In Communication and Type, ISTJ Personality Type Blogs, MBTI, Personality Type by Jonathan Bollag, Owner and Founder

The Myers-Briggs® MBTI® Test ISTJ Personality Type and Communication Differences. We have all heard the saying that “Communication is Key”. Communication can often be misunderstood between two individuals and we have to wonder why this is? Why is that at times one individual might state something clearly and with no ill intent, while another individual receives this expression in a … Read More

Myers-Briggs® MBTI Test ESFP Personality Types and Leadership

In Business and Leadership, ESFP Personality Type blogs, Leadership, MBTI, Personality Type by Jonathan Bollag, Owner and Founder

Your particular Myers-Briggs® test personality type benefits from your natural propensity for using your mind in different ways than others. Employing some of the most elementary patterns in human operation, the MBTI t­est helps in numerous areas of life, and most certainly with occupational growth and examination. Knowing the diverse qualities that you demonstrate is crucial when contemplating successful leadership. … Read More

Myers-Briggs® MBTI Test ESTP Types and Leadership

In Blogs, Business and Leadership, Leadership, MBTI, Personality Type by Jonathan Bollag, Owner and Founder

Being aware of the Myers-Briggs® type indicator test personality type can drastically affect who you are as a leader. Knowing the ins and outs of who you are as an individual can help you to regulate and motivate yourself allowing you to become a more skilled and respected leader. This week we will be learning about how to engage and … Read More

Myers-Briggs® MBTI® Test ISTJ Personality Types and Leadership

In Blogs, Business and Leadership, ISTJ Personality Type Blogs, Leadership, MBTI, Personality Type by Jonathan Bollag, Owner and Founder

ISTJ Personality Types and Leadership Knowing the potential assets and challenges that face us as leaders can be closely examined by analyzing your Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® personality type. Obtaining a better grasp on your personality type preferences, strengths, and weaknesses, as a leader, will not only help you understand your core values but aid in developing a leadership style that … Read More

Career Assessment Test: How to Take The Next Step in Choosing Your Career

In Careers, MBTI, Strong Interest Inventory by Jonathan Bollag, Owner and Founder

Whether you are starting out in a career search for the first time or at a career crossroads, it is important to spend some time thinking about which career would best suit you based on what you enjoy doing, what your interests are, and how your personality best fits your occupational choices. There is a Career Assessment Test that can … Read More