The Myers Briggs Type Indicator® - MBTI®

 

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The Business Case for the MBTI® 

You already know that we are all so very different and that these differences impact on your business performance. Personality is not, however, something that we can switch off and leave at home. Our personality is a fundamental part of who we are. It is with us always, whether we are at home or at work. Truly acknowledging, understanding and working with personality difference is definitely a fast-track method to achieving high performance and more effective team working.

Unlike many other psychometric tools, the Myers Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) is not a test. Instead, it indicates a person's clarity for a set of preferences. Understanding both your own and your team's Type's (or preferences) can help in a number of ways, not least by improving communication, resolving conflict and identifying areas for team and personal development.

What is the Myers Briggs Type Indicator®?

The Myers Briggs Type Indicator® is based on the work of Swiss psychologist Carl Gustav Jung and his theory of personality preferences.  In the 1940's, mother and daughter team Katharine Briggs and Isabel Briggs-Myers took his work and created the first version of the Myers Briggs Type Indicator® - a personality type inventory that described an individual's personality preferences on 4 scales (or dichomoties).

The four Jungian dichotomies are:

• How we are energised - Extraversion or Intorversion
• The type of information we prefer to pay attention to - Sensing or iNtuition
• How we prefer to make decisions - Thinking or Feeling
• The lifestyle we prefer to lead - Judging or Perceiving

The MBTI® was the first questionnaire that made use of Jung's work and made it accessable to the larger population.  In it's current form, the Myers Briggs Type Indicator® is a statistically valid and reliable tool which has over 60 years of research behind it.  Currently over 3 million people each year complete the MBTI® making it the most popular personality inventory currently available.

Why invest in Myers Briggs Type Indicator® training? We use the MBTI® for: Accelerated team building and development Identifying areas for personal and professional development Accelerated coaching and development Leadership development Managing change more effectively Understanding and working with diversity Being more effective with more people Improving communication and resolving conflict Identifying leadership styles Exploring problem-solving and learning styles Understanding reactions to change and stress Career development Teaching and learning

Who is the MBTI® for?

Our Myers Briggs Type Indicator training courses are for individuals, any level of team or managers/leaders including; junior, middle, senior and executive management.

Dates & Locations:

You decide! All of our Myers Briggs Type Indicator® training courses are bespoke and with you in mind. We deliver our MBTI® programmes throughout the UK, to include London, Manchester, Birmingham and also internationally.

How much?

All of our Myers Briggs Type Indicator® Programme are bespoke.  Contact us for a competitive price that meets your exact needs. 

 

The MBTI® tool is part of all Leadership Training programmes. It can also be administered with the Team Development and Outdoor Management Development programmes or as a stand alone course for individuals or groups. Our trainers are qualified MBTI® Practitioners, having completed the official MBTI® training programme.

Download Myers Briggs Type Indicator® Training (pdf)

Contact us now for more information or with your questions.

 

If you know your Myers Briggs Type Indicator® personality type, you might be interested in our personality type development tips, located in our download centre.

If you are an individual, living in the UK, would like to take the MBTI® online and in receive feedback from a qualified consultant, click the red button - dont worry, only good things happen!

 

What our clients say:

 

Department for International Development, London: MBTI, Teams & High Performance

"Very enjoyable. I've done other things like it and this was my favourite as it was very practical and fun - excellent facilitation, thank you!"

"The presentation style is key to introduce these instruments and today's style was just right."

"Excellent inclusive style used by Dan. Plenty of space for everyone to participate."

"We had no prior experience of Developing Potential UK and Dan's skill; it was very pleasing to have such an enjoyable and constructive day."

Mencap, London, Myers Briggs Type Indicator and Team Building Course

"Good balance between learning through teaching and experiencing.  Non-challenging, open, honest and enjoyable."

"Very well presented to create an understanding and inclusion of all personality types and individual needs."

"I thought the day was very thought provoking and will help me as a manager to better understand how to communicate with my colleagues."

Bettys & Taylors of Harrogate: Myers Briggs Type Indicator & Team Building Workshop

"It’s been a really useful day which we’ve all enjoyed.  Great to see how and why we all behave differently."

"It's been good to remember the importance of accepting people’s personality types and to modify my own behaviour accordingly to make them be heard and comfortable."

On benefits to the work place: "The fact that we sat/worked as a team having frank discussions on our own ‘personalities’.  This should mean a more open minded approach by all; thus evolving the team/team dynamics."

 

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