Tonya M. Jones, BS, MA
Tonya M. Jones, BS, MA is the Learning and Organizational Effectiveness Training Manager with Sentara Healthcare, where she is responsible for facilitating and managing Professional Development Courses to over 3,000 leaders who collectively manage over 28,000 employees. She also serves as a consultant, meeting with managers and supervisors across the Organization to determine their leadership development needs and holds several training certifications such as Emotional Intelligence, Myers-Briggs Personality Inventory, Situational Leadership and Crucial Confrontations. During her 20- year career as a facilitator, she has had the opportunity to instruct in the private sector as well as the public sector to include city, state and federal government.
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator –
Understanding Personality Types in the Workplace
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator was developed by Katharine Briggs and her daughter Isabel Briggs Myers based on Carl Jung’s theory of psychological types. It is a personality assessment that measures personality preferences and illuminates how different people perceive and judge the world around them. Understanding how types influence behavior helps one not only know themselves better but also those around them - both in their work and personal lives.
At the end of the professional development byte, you will:
- Explain the different types of personality preferences people in the workplace may have and recognize possible management strategies.
Watch this professional development byte: The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator – Understanding Personality Types in the Workplace
Tonya Jones has disclosed she has no relevant financial relationships.