Reading People

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In this 36 week course the student will learn to "read minds," by being able to categorize people through various cues and clues into various typologies (e.g. Enneagram, Myers Briggs, Love Languages, Learning Styles, Gender, etc.) Once the student has a working knowledge of these typologies, they will analyze a particular organization to determine which "types" of people would be best suited for that organizational environment. They will then develop an onboarding process, including, at a minimum, a scripted interview and an orientation process, to allow that organization to best select potential candidates. They will then send this proposal for an onboarding process to the organization for which it was designed. Please scroll down for more information.
"Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles, are they?...So then, you will know them by their fruits." --Matthew 7:15-16, 20

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so, what's the story?

Ok, I admit that this course, in many ways was inspired by the work of Paul Eckman and the show Lie To Me.

One of my wife’s and my favorite things to do is to analyze people. We have found this to be very helpful in several areas of life.

I have been acquiring materials on various typologies of people, and what I have found is that there is a richness in combining understanding of multiple typologies.

In the play, The Death of a Salesman, the main character makes the observation that there are two types of people in the world: those who like delicatessen and those that do not.

I have found that there are many more types than that, and each is useful, both on its own, and in conjunction with the others. 

I have a friend who in one typology is the same as I am, but there are some pretty profound differences between him and me that are beautifully explained by another typology, where we differ.

When I came into contact with the work of Dr. Paul Eckman, and his pioneering work into the science of micro-expressions, I realized that this would add a powerful dimension to understanding people individually. (For more on understanding people in groups, please see our Geography, Culture, and Influence Course.)

The ability to use body language as an indicator of type and type as an interpreter of body language made for a powerful synergy in my mind.

And besides, who doesn’t want to be a Jedi?

The ability to tell what someone else is thinking gives you the advantage in a negotiation and gives you indispensable insight in a teaching or training situation. Since it was highly likely that our students would encounter one or more of these situations, it seemed like a good idea.
 

adult accomplishments

  1. Human Resources "onboarding" scripted process for finding candidates who would be the right personality fit for a designated or chosen organization
  2. Micro-expressions reading test score

Transferable skills

  1. The ability to win in negotiations through detecting the emotions of those with whom you are negotiating
  2. The ability to lead effectively by understanding what your subordinates need and what will cause them to perform their best
  3. The ability to evaluate the emotional fit of a potential participant in an organization for which you are responsible
  4. The ability to be a better spouse and/or parent by understanding your family members' motivations and decisions in light of who they are

Which careers will this course give me a leg up on?

  1. Human Resources Manager - Average Salary: $106,910 (https://www.careeronestop.org)
  2. Military Officer - Average Salary: $94,761 (https://www.glassdoor.com)
  3. Sales Manager - Average Salary: $117,960 (https://www.careeronestop.org)
  4. Contract Negotiations - Average Salary: $72,160 (https://www.glassdoor.com)
  5. Consultant - Average Salary: $86,222 (https://www.payscale.com)

General syllabus (subject to change as needed)

  • Course Start: 27 August 2018
  • Week 1:
    • List of emotions and their indicators
  • Week 2:
    • Micro-expressions and their indications of emotions
    • Revised list of emotions and their indicators
  • Week 3:
    • The Enneagram: week 1
  • Week 4:
    • The Enneagram: week 2
  • Week 5:
    • The Enneagram: week 3
  • Week 6:
    • The 5 Love Languages: week 1
  • Week 7:
    • The 5 Love Languages: week 2
  • Week 8:
    • The 5 Love Languages: week 3
  • Week 9:
    • Learning Styles: week 1
  • Week 10:
    • Learning Styles: week 2
  • Week 11:
    • Learning Styles: week 3
  • Week 12:
    • Von Moltke's Professional Framework: week 1
  • Week 13: Thanksgiving Week
    • Von Moltke's Professional Framework: week 2
  • Week 14:
    • Von Moltke's Professional Framework: week 3
  • Week 15:
    • Keirsey's analysis of Myers-Briggs: week 1
  • Week 16:
    • Keirsey's analysis of Myers-Briggs: week 2
  • Christmas Break: 17 December 2018 - 6 January 2019
  • Week 17:
    • Keirsey's analysis of Myers-Briggs: week 3
  • Week 18:
    • Technecology preferences: week 1
  • Week 19:
    • Technecology preferences: week 2
  • Week 20:
    • Technecology preferences: week 3
  • Week 21:
    • Gender: week 1
  • Week 22:
    • Gender: week 2
  • Week 23:
    • Gender: week 3
  • Week 24:
    • Indicator-Triggering event-Type correlation analysis
  • Week 25:
    • Additional body language "tells"
  • Week 26:
    • Find an organization for which to recruit/onboard
  • Week 27:
    • Determine emotional requirements for successful fit with this organization
  • Week 28:
    • Finding the different types within the typologies that are a good fit for the organization
  • Week 29:
    • Triggering events to be engineered in evaluation process
  • Week 30:
    • Write-up on how to engineer these events as a means of evaluating talent
  • Spring Break: 13 - 21 April 2019
  • Week 31:
    • Write-up of which triggering events could be elicited from a memory through suggestion
  • Week 32:
    • Scripted interview
    • Organizational recruiting guide
  • Week 33:
    • Critique classmates' interviews and organizational recruiting guides
  • Week 34:
    • Final test on micro-expression recognition speed
    • Revise interview
    • Revise organizational recruiting guide
  • Week 35:
    • Limits Bounding Analysis (LBA) Final
    • Journey of Learning Narrative (JOLN)
    • Final scripted interview
    • Final organizational recruiting guide
  • Week 36:
    • Socialize (share) your results and engage with commenters
  • Course End: 31 May 2019

Expected workload

  • Typically one or more tasks that you must perform to move your project iteratively "down the road"
  • One or more discussion questions from the teacher to answer
  • Responding to classmates' answers to the discussion questions
  • Ensuring that you go through any of the learning activities for skills where you are not yet proficient to help you in future weeks' tasks

***All of this is designed to take you about 5 focused hours per week, which is less than you would have if you were attending class in a traditional school.

How can I write this course up on a high school transcript?

  1. As an Applied Psychology credit, given the in depth study of human typologies that the students will have to digest in this course, as well as the physiological effects of psychology on micro-expressions and body language
  2. As an Organizational Leadership credit, given the study of how the different people's personalities and differences play into the life of the organization