Dr. Henry Cloud, in his book, 9 Things a Leader Must Do, lists the second “thing” as “Yank the Diseased Tooth.”  In other words, do not allow the negative things to take up space in your life.

The “squeeze” that some managers find themselves in with people to lead and a boss to please, creates for some a difficult situation.  I recommend this article to others as a step in the right direction.

To continue, let’s begin at the beginning and review the four scales of the MBTI, which include:

• Sensing and Intuition     (S and N)  How we gather information
• Thinking and Feeling         (T and F)  How we make decisions
• Judgment and Perception     (J and P)  How we live our lifestyle
• Extroversion and Introversion (E and I)    How we gather and expend our energy

I was at a social event recently where I was engaged in a three way conversation (well three people listening to one person talk about himself), when out of nowhere the woman in our group bounces a carrot stick she was eating off this guy’s forehead.  In utter amazement and surprise he asked her, “Why did you do that”? She calmly replied, “Because my beer bottle would have hurt you”.

I guess considering the alternative she was making a kind gesture, but what is it about who we are that can be both an asset to our team at times, yet totally annoying at others?