Typologies: MBTI, DISG, INSIGHTS & Co. Know yourself, understand others

By gaining clarity about our own nature - with the help of a typology - we improve our understanding of otherness. One of the most gratifying and at the same time most unsettling experiences when engaging with personality typologies is the realization of our own assumptions… and thus of our own limitations: “What? You can see it differently? It’s perfectly clear that… Of course we have to..." Nothing is self-evident, nothing is clear. What is self-evident must be worked out together. Just as intercultural competence can only be acquired by understanding one’s own culture (and thus its limitations), one learns how to interact with others primarily by understanding oneself (and one’s own limitations).

At Janus, we work with various methods and apply them to different goals and purposes. They all have one thing in common: our clients and participants have found them helpful. And: all methods vividly demonstrate how differently people behave - and that, at the same time, commonalities and patterns can be identified.

Sometimes participants fear that such a model will pigeonhole them. But we always make it clear during our sessions: A model is merely a map that can provide orientation. Reality - the landscape - is always much more complex and confusing. And yet a map is a helpful tool for reaching your destination. At the same time, there are limitations and risks involved in working with such models.

We use the following personality models and typologies:

• Insights® Discovery
• LIFO® Behavioral Model
• Clifton Strengths®
• Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
• Dominance-Initiative-Consistency-Conscientiousness (DISG)
• KAIROS Decision-Maker Profile®