5 stars (Outstanding tool for managing and leading) - An easy to read and understand explanation of why some things appeal to us and others don't. This is a must read for anyone that supervises or leads people. Robert Ruiz 5 stars (The Bible of Typology) - Offering a comprehensive analysis of how our temperaments affect our style of leadership, romance, childhood behavior, and overall character, "Please Understand Me" is an invaluable tool of reference that will forever change the way you view interpersonal relationships. There were moments in the book when I could not help but think to myself, "If I had just known this earlier, it would have saved me so much trouble." The universal applicability of what Keirsey & Bates discuss make this a relevant read for all of mankind, however, only the enlightened minority that actually cares to discover why human beings behave the way that they do will appreciate the content. Exceptionally practical and insightful, this is a work that you can refer back to again and again throughout the years to better decipher the actions of those around you. Highly recommended. 5 stars (How to Understand Yourself and Those Around You) - +++++ This easy-to-read book, by clinical psychologists David Keirsey and Marilyn Bates, is about character and temperament types. Character is the integration of all traits to yield a unified whole which reveals the nature or personality of a person. Temperament is an aspect of a person's general make-up characterized by dispositions toward particular patterns of behavior (for example, emotional reactions and mood shifts). The authors explain the purpose of their book: "The point of this book is that people are different from each other, and that no amount of getting after them is going to change them. Nor is there any reason to change them, because the differences are probably good, not bad." The book begins by making the reader aware that there are four pairs of "dimensions of difference": (1... Prometheus Nemesis Book Company :: Typology (Psychology) :: Temperament :: Psychology :: Personality :: General :: Marilyn Bates :: David Keirsey :: :: Please Understand Me- Character and Temperament Types
