The Myers-Briggs
Type Indicator
A key feature of the MBTI is
its focus on the likely strengths and positive qualities
of each personality type, so the feedback is always
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The MBTI is based on a personality
framework developed out of the work of Carl Jung. It
explores individual preferences for ways of taking in
information and making decisions. It also looks at where
people prefer to focus attention and how they prefer
to live life. It will give you information about your
preferred style of working and interacting with other
people. All preferences are equally valid, so there
are no right or wrong answers to the questions.
The information you get from the MBTI can be of great
practical value in increasing self-understanding, appreciating
different styles and exploring possible development
issues. Importantly, the MBTI is not used for selection
or to limit or 'pigeon-hole' people.
Applications of the results of the MBTI include:
- Developing effective teams
- Improving communication and resolving conflict
- Identifying leadership style
- Enhancing personal development
- Exploring problem-solving and learning styles
- Understanding reactions to change and stress
- Career development
The MBTI is one of the most widely-used tools for understanding
personality types. It is supported by a wealth of academic
research and practical business applications. There
are numerous books that address different facets of
the model and their uses. It is particularly useful
in team development because the initial feedback of
type can be used as a foundation on which to build a
thorough exploration of team performance over a period
of time without the need to complete more questionnaires.
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Thinking Styles
Underpins behavioural change
Improves quality if thinking
Is psychometrically valid and robust
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Thinking styles is a psychometric tool
that measures cognitive preferences and is ideal for
use in coaching, talent management, succession planning
and leadership and team development.
Thinking Styles measures cognitive preferences for
twenty-six types of thinking. These are sub-divided
into Sensory, People and Task Focus.
Thinking Styles is ideal for use where the quality
of thinking and the strength of working relationships
are critical for success. It identifies how preferred
thinking preferences drive behaviour and communication
style and provide insights into how these preferences
affect the cognitive strategies and social relationships
of people at work.
Each Thinking Styles report includes 12 mini profiles,
which explore how an individual's cognitive preferences
affect their leadership, management, analysis and decision-making
styles as well as offering suggestions for motivating,
leading and supporting change.
Thinking Styles provides strategies for developing cognitive
and behavioural flexibility and can be use for mapping
cognitive development over time, for example over the
course of a leadership development programme or within
a new job role. It is also a valuable tool for measuring
change as part of a change management programme.
For more information visit www.thinkingstyles.co.uk.
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LAB
Profile
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The Language and Behaviour
Profile (LAB Profile) is a way of thinking about people
and groups that allows us to notice and respond with
just the right Influencing Language. It's tailored to
each situation and structured to allow us to understand
- how people get motivated,
- how they process information, and
- how they make decisions.
It is a set of questions that anyone can feed into
casual conversation or use as a formal survey for groups
and it teaches us to pay attention to how people talk
when they answer, rather than what they talk about.
Even if a person answers the question indirectly, or
not at all, he or she will reveal a pattern. As we become
familiar with the questions and the kind of responses
people give, we discover the patterns people use without
having to actually ask the questions.
The LAB profile includes:
- the 6 Motivation Triggers that
people need to get excited about something
- the 8 Working Traits that describe
how people process information, environments they
need to be productive, their response to stress and
how they get convinced
For more information visit www.successstrategies.com.
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