Shoya Zichy - Personality Power: Discover Your Unique Profile--and Unlock Your Potential for Breakthrough Success

Weve reviewed dozens of personality profile approaches, and what I love about the Color Q method in this book is that it does what personality assessments rarely do wellit answers the great So what? question. It teaches what your personality means for your career and how to make the most of it. We coach with Color Q because it gets to this extremely important bottom line: finding a job that really fits and keeping it.

John Courtney, CEO, NextJob, Inc.

We all know that people skills are important in ones career. Perhaps no one has defined those skills and their potential applications as well as Shoya Zichy in her book Personality Power. At last, the mysteries of successful, professional interactions are solved, laid out in plain English and organized to allow the reader to immediately understand difficult personality types. Even people who dont read this book will benefitas others apply what they have learned from the book.

Ellen Reynolds, Senior Vice President and
Chief People Officer, The Segal Group, Inc.

Personality Power opens the floodgates to improved profitability, productivity, and communication. Individuals who embrace the principles in this book are happier, more productive, and committed to their career choices, and organizations learn how to make internal and external meetings and conversations more successful and less stressful and ensure that the right people are in the right seats on the bus.

Jeannette Hobson, Senior Vice President,
Eastern Division, Vistage International

I recommend Personality Power, a unique reading selection in todays crowded business literature. The ideas work; the suggestions are easy to remember. One can bring out the best in oneself and others while succeeding on the job. The key is to insightfully access and understand the personalities that surround us in our work environment, including most importantly ones own personality and style, its strengths and shortcomings.

Sergio I. de Araujo, Chairman, AnSer
Latin American Opportunities Fund

Leadership is about bringing out the best in people or an organization. This book provides a unique framework, combining business experience and psychological insight.

Kathleen Waldron, President, William Paterson University

Zichy is masterful at boiling down into plain English the complex topics of career and personality. Personality Power is like a wise career adviser at your fingertips.

Nancy Ancowitz, business communication coach
and author of Self-Promotion for Introverts

discover your unique profile
and unlock your potential
for breakthrough success

SHOYA ZICHY
WITH ANN BIDOU

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We have been blessed to connect with many people who share our passion for the study of personality differences:

Peter and Katharine Myers, for continuing to support new applications of personality type.

David Keirsey, whose book Please Understand Me introduced us to temperaments, and Linda Berens, whose ongoing research continues to enrich our understanding of the model.

U.S. District Judge Paul Crotty for his generous introductions.

Linda Konner, our agent, for seeing the potential of the manuscript and providing steadfast focus, support, and wisdom.

The vibrant AMACOM team: Andrew Ambraziejus and Ellen Kadin for their professionalism and dedication to the publishing of this book; Louis Greenstein, Barry Richardson, and William Helms for their editing savvy and Jim Bessent for copyediting and production coordination; and the AMACOM publicity group for their creativity and enthusiasm.

Members of the APTi, FWA, and training communities for sharing anecdotes, tips, and insights, especially: Nancy Ancowitz, Suzanne Brue, Emily Christakis, Robert Cuddy, Juanita Davies, Mary Davis, Phyllis Weiss Haserot, Iris Jacobs, Craig Jennings, Laurie Lawson, Ray Linder, Mary Lippitt, Jane Maloney, Susanne Mueller, Andrea Nierenberg, Jim Oher, Jeannette Paladino, Pamela Fox Rollin, Hile Rutledge, Jeri Sedlar, Cynthia Sefton, Jerry Solomons, Tanya Straker, Rob Toomey, Malachy Vance, and Kathryn Wankel.

Participants of Shoyas two mastermind groups for always being there to evaluate new ideas: Galit Ben-Joseph, Diane DiResta, Libby Dubick, Bonnie Halpern, Laura Hill, Kathryn Mayer, Maureen McCarthy, Lynne Morton, and Barbara Stein.

Our interns Olga Geletina, Brisejda Gjoka, Mina Hirsch, and Elena Shneider, for taking time from their studies to help with research and social media.

Brendan Newman, program director, Bike & Build, Inc., for allowing us to share stories of how Color Q was applied during their crosscountry bicycle and building tours. Donation and participation information is available at www.bikeandbuild.org .

Greg Bidou, for his constant support, belief, patience, and encouragement.

And last but certainly not least, thanks to Shoyas family: Mother, Charles, Sheila, and Fiona, for always being the cheerleaders.

In Order of Appearance

Most of the following individuals have been personally assessed by Shoya Zichy, except where evaluated by the Myers-Briggs community as noted in their chapter.

Greens: Diane Sawyer, journalist and anchor, ABC World News; Dr. Mehmet Oz, cardiac surgeon, television personality, and author; Her Highness Sheika Hessa Salem Al Salman Al Sabah, chairperson of ATAMANA of Kuwait; Erik Detiger, managing director, Philanthropia, Inc.; Fiona Thompson, director of HR operations, Urban Land Institute; Dr. Mobarak Abdulhadi Aldosari, founder, Rowad Almaarefa Educational Consulting, Saudi Arabia; Carolyn Maloney, United States Congress; Katharine Myers, co-owner Myers-Briggs Type Indicator copyrights; Catherine Atwood, coleader, Bike & Build cross-country bicycle trip.