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awareness of the impact. Once a team understands its members benefit from the vari-
ous type differences of individuals, few reject values-oriented comments that balance
the logic of a decision.
The glue that holds a team together is often awareness and understanding based on
type difference. The rituals we established at Melaver, Inc. include conducting an
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MBTI analysis on all staff members, following up this analysis with one-on-one ses-
sions so the individual understands his or her type preference, collating all of the staff
members’ type preferences into a single table so that everyone can see the diversity of
personalities that go into the construction of a team, and working with teams to lever-
age each other’s type preferences. An overview of the Melaver team’s preferences is
provided in Figure 2.2.

M N I A T N I A D E I S G N

Sensing Intuitive

ISTJ ISFJ INFJ INTJ
Mary Karen H. Brion Martin
Annie Cedric Karen S.
Judging

Introvert
ISTP ISFP INFP INTP
Trey Sherri Zelda
Scott Colin

Perceiving
ESTP ESFP ENFP ENTP
Randy Cathy
Lynn Denis
Sam Keith

Extravert
ESTJ ESFJ ENFJ ENTJ
A n g a l e . L L u a n n e Vivian K e t s i r n
Rebecca Rhett Angela W.
Judging Christine Camille Tommy
Anthony Rhoda Michael
Julie Robb
Clara

T n i h n i k g Feeling T n i h n i k g

R U N B L I U D
Figure 2.2 Melaver, Inc.’s Myers-Briggs Type Indicators.