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My opinion is that the real value of tools like this is to give people a common vocabulary to talk about themselves and understand others. I think StrengthsFind
by JohnKacz 10y ago
My opinion is that the real value of tools like this is to give people a common vocabulary to talk about themselves and understand others. I think StrengthsFinder[0] does a particularly good job at this. The danger is when people assume they understand somone (or themselves) based on the letters/scores/etc. sans dialogue/reflection.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Now%2C_Discover_Your_Strengths https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Now%2C_Discover_Your_Strengths
- raverbashing 10y agoYes, it seems BM is measure people in 4 axis and assign a name for each of the 16 types. That's it By forcing people to think in these characteristics to evaluate someone it makes it easier to have a common vocabulary and to predict stuff along those lines
- ivraatiems 10y agoThat is valuable and true. The problem is that people take them to mean "this is what I'm like" when it really means "this is how I responded to this test."
- visarga 10y agoSometimes, people strive to be different, perhaps to improve themselves. When answering a MB question, the answer could be understood in two possible ways: "I usually do that" and "My instinct is to do that". For example, she might keep the room clean but when she was younger, she was sloppy - her instinct is still to be sloppy by she is more disciplined now and keeps clean. How should she answer? These kinds of confusions could change a type.
- crispyambulance 10y agoYep, personality indicators are a useful way to understand oneself and others in terms of personal interaction. Sadly, these tests are misused by well-meaning HR departments who are in no position, as amateur psychologists, to make _any_ decisions based personality test results.