Quick Guide to the Four Temperaments and Change [Paperback]

Donna Dunning (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 4, 2004

This Quick Guide to the Four Temperaments and Change helps readers navigate change using two tools. The first tool is a step-by-step process for navigating change. This process allows readers to move through a specific change in a structured, practical way and includes strategies for acknowledging, accepting, adjusting to, and anticipating change. The second tool is an understanding and appreciation of individual differences. Using the concepts of temperament, the booklet helps readers understand how innate needs and preferences affect the way people view and prefer to approach change. When readers use these two tools—a process to navigate change and an understanding of individual differences—they are able to navigate change effectively.

We do not navigate change in isolation. Since we move through change with others, the booklet also includes a section providing tips and strategies for helping others to navigate change. Understanding the needs of other temperament groups is especially helpful since it will prompt you to provide information or involve others in the change process in ways that you might not have considered from your own temperament perspective. This section makes the Quick Guide to the Four Temperaments and Change a useful resource for those planning and implementing organizational change as well as for individuals who are navigating change.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...a practical guide to using the temperaments to facilitate and shepherd people through personal and organizational transition." -- Hile Rutledge, Managing Partner, Otto Kroeger Associates, and co-author, Type Talk at Work: How 16 Personality Types Determine Your Success on the Job

"...a ready-made workshop tool or coaching template for any organization (or change agent) seeking an effective change management resource." -- Helen Scully, Author, Elevations: The Career Discovery Tool

"...will assist every manager to effectively support employees through change. This guide is a must for every manager’s bookcase!" -- Judy Gareis, Human Resources Director, Methodist Medical Group

Product Details

• Paperback: 44 pages
• Publisher: Telos Publications (August 4, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0974375152
• ISBN-13: 978-0974375151
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,753,405 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Donna Dunning, PhD, is a psychologist, author, consultant, certified teacher, and member of the MBTI ® International Training Faculty. She specializes in the areas of career development, learning, and work performance. Donna is the author of more than a dozen publications. Her newest books are 10 Career Essentials and What's Your Type of Career? 2nd Edition.

For over twenty-five years she has provided consulting services for a wide range of clients in the public and private sector. Services include counseling, training, assessment, research, writing, evaluation, program development, and performance management. Donna has won awards for her accomplishments in career development, her research endeavors, and her publications.

Donna facilitates programs that qualify individuals to administer and interpret the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). She also teaches advanced application workshops for MBTI users across North America. She is noted for her expertise in facilitating the professional development of counselors, teachers, trainers, and leaders.

Donna lives with her husband on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. They have two adult children.

For more information visit her website at www.dunning.ca