Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) programs

From: Training and Development

Isabella Briggs Myers believed, “Whatever the circumstances of your life, the understanding of Type can make your perceptions clearer, your judgments sounder, and your life closer to your heart’s desire.” The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a personality inventory based on the research of psychologist C.G. Jung who felt that seemingly random variation in behavior is actually quite orderly and consistent. Understanding your Type, as well as the Types of those around you, can assist you with career choices, relationships, communication and even conflict resolution.

The following workshops give you the opportunity to choose the best fit for your team. You must begin with the Introduction before you can take advantage of the other workshops. After that, the options are endless!

Introduction (1 to 8 hours)
In this introductory session, we will take a look at the 4 dichotomies that make up the typology model originated by Jung and further developed by Briggs and Myers. Depending on the available time, you will have the opportunity to validate your own results as well as participate in demonstrations of the Types at work.

The Basic 3 (1 to 2 hours)
The Basic 3 is a useful session for people who have completed the introductory session and are ready to delve further into the MBTI. It serves as a bridge between the Introductory and Temperaments sessions. This particular workshop boils Type training down into three basic points, making it easier to remember the basics.

Temperaments (1 to 4 hours)
The behavioral model of Temperament is one of the leading tools for making Type accessible and streamlining its complexity. This session, unlike any other available, drills deeply into each of the four Temperaments in ways that are insightful, useful and funny. If you are like many others and feel that understanding 16 Types is overwhelming, join us as we study four “shortcuts” that will help you better understand the Types.

Type Dynamics (1 to 4 hours)
At the heart of Jung’s theory of psychological Type are the four mental functions: Sensing, iNtuition, Thinking and Feeling. Jung’s full theory implies more complexity and richness, however, by suggesting that each function has an extraverted and introverted expression, which changes the experience, if not the look and sound of each function. Type Dynamics refers to the interrelationship among the four cognitive functions in a psychological Type. In this session, we will determine your dominant (preferred), auxiliary, tertiary and inferior functions. Knowing this, you can then begin to “grow” those functions that you may currently avoid.

Specific Team Topics (1 to 4 hours)
Although it is extremely beneficial to have a general understanding of Type, the application piece is critical if you truly desire to see your teams grow. Please note that these workshops require a basic understanding of Type:
• Creative Problem Solving
• Communication
• Decision-Making
• Change
• Team Functioning