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Introduction to the Myers Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®):

Background, interpretation, and work-related uses. 

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® is the most widely used personality inventory in the world. It is useful for those who are interested in learning more about themselves and about ways that they interact with others. The MBTI® determines preferences on four aspects of personality:

• Extraversion–Introversion: describes where people prefer to focus their attention and get their energy—from the outer world of people and activity or their inner world of ideas and experiences

• Sensing–Intuition: describes how people prefer to take in information—focused on what is real and actual or on patterns and meanings in data

• Thinking–Feeling: describes how people prefer to make decisions—based on logical analysis or guided by concern for their impact on others

• Judging–Perceiving: describes how people prefer to deal with the outer world—in a planned orderly way, or in a flexible spontaneous way

Combinations of these preferences result in 16 distinct personality types. Understanding characteristics unique to each personality type, provides insight on how they influence an individual’s way of communicating and interacting with others. The MBTI^® Step II (Form Q) instrument, used by DRI Consulting, drills down and details 20 facets of the preferences for more in-depth personality type understanding.

Adminis-trative Overview

Administration Qualification Level: B
Administer To: 14 yrs+
Administration Time: 15-25 min
Number of Items: 93
Reading Level: 7th Grade

For information on qualifications and certifications related to the MBTI, go to the  Consulting Psychologists Press.

Agenda

40 employees per class.  4 classes taught this day.  Format for both morning and afternoon includes:  30 minute lecturette, 1 hour hands-on exercises, 1 hour review of own MBTI report, and 1 hour exercises applying each person's report to their own unique/specific professional work and life.

Sample slides used (final class to be determined with input from you)

• 3.5 hour morning MBTI Type Class (with 20 minute break)

• Lunch (one hour).  Lunch facilities are available in the building and across the street.

• 3.5 hour afternoon MBTI Temperment Class (with 20 minute break).

We will provide

• This webpage as classroom bulletin board

• (done as pre-work either via the internet or by paper, as desired/required) Each person's Myers Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI)® Step II Expanded Interpretive Report Form   see sample report .  This is a very rich narrative, the best report version available.

• Four instructors on August 1st in Cleveland, Ohio

• Power Point slides to all participants of the course materials electronically

References

• Please Understand Me: Character and Temperament Types, David Kiersey & Marilyn Bates

• Work Types: Understanding your work personality, Jean M. Kummerow, Nancy J. Barger & Linda K. Kirby

• Gifts Differing, Isabel Briggs Myers with Peter B. Myers

• The MBTI Type Writer, a quarterly newsletter for Type enthusiasts, from CPP.  Current issue:  http://www.cpp-db.com/pr/TYPEwriter.pdf

• Handouts

  • Consulting Psychologists Press, Quick Fact Sheets, section on the MBTI

DRIC uses the MBTI with hundreds of clients, including these

We have particular expertise with the MBTI, public sector clients and those in finance and accounting specifically.  Dr. Fennig was originally at PriceWaterhouse and did project work for DCSC in Columbus, Ohio

• US Army Corps of Engineers - SPD (division) and NWW (district)

• City of Minneapolis

• Wells Fargo Bank

• 3M

Contact

Need information or have questions?  Contact johnfennig@dric.com or phone me (John Fennig) at 651-415-1400