Maximum Lawyer The Hidden System Behind How You Make Decisions and Take Action
Mar 24, 2026
Christine Morrow, a Kolbe consultant and trainer who helps teams and leaders understand instinctive problem-solving styles. She explains how Kolbe differs from personality and cognitive tests. The conversation covers using Kolbe for hiring, team alignment, children, and leadership. They also discuss how life changes affect results, common misconceptions about instincts, and why no Kolbe score is bad.
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Follow Through Quick Start And Implementer Mean Different Things
- Follow-Through measures preference for structure versus flexibility; Quick Start measures appetite for risk and change; Implementer measures tactile, spatial problem solving not 'implementing plans.'
- Misunderstanding Implementer is common: it tracks how people use tools and space, ranging from hands-on builders to abstract software designers.
Advocate For Support Based On Your Kolbe Profile
- Use your Kolbe score to set yourself up for success and advocate for necessary supports rather than expecting the world to adapt.
- Christine advises aligning work and teammates so instincts complement each other instead of causing burnout.
Home Remodel Revealed Two Different Kolbe Strengths
- Tyson described remodeling a bathroom himself while Amy drove urgency; their differing Kolbe lines explained why he researched choices and she pushed for speed.
- Christine linked Amy's quick-start urgency and Tyson's implementer research to the project's outcome and tool choices.
