Birkman Interests - practical descriptions
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This document describes different areas of interest and how they relate to mechanical, outdoor, and scientific interests. It suggests that those with higher scores in mechanical interests enjoy details of production and implementation but can get impatient with extensive details. Those with higher outdoor interests find it energizing to spend time outside and can lose energy indoors, while lower scores can maintain energy indoors or outdoors. For scientific interests, higher scores enjoy complicated problems requiring analysis, while lower scores prefer to take action without extensive analysis.
Birkman Interests - practical descriptions
- 1. Mechanical How things work. An interest in constructing something by hand that can be seen, touched, or held. Higher scores tend to be interested in the details of production and implementation. Lower scores can become impatient or bored with such details. Outdoor Connection with the outside world. Higher scores can find it more energizing to move about, particularly getting outside, and can lose energy when required to spend sustained periods of time indoors. Lower scores can find it easier to maintain their energy and vigor even when spending a sustained period of time indoors. Scientific Why things are the way they are. A curiosity for discovering what may be behind the scenes or beneath the surface. Higher scores often enjoy more complicated problems involving careful analysis. Lower scores can find it easier to “get moving” without all of this analysis. Artistic Visual impact. A sensitivity for how things look and appear. For higher scores a picture truly is worth a thousand words. How a report or presentation looks or appears is important. For lower scores the visual aspects become less important. Literary The written word. A sensitivity for language and communication, specifically in written form. Higher scores can be more aware of how words or phrases are crafted — the subtleties and nuances of language. Lower scores may grow impatient if “the story” is too long. Musical Auditory expressions. A sensitivity to sound. Higher scores notice things like tone of voice, background noise, or the “buzz” in a workplace. Higher scores can become distracted by unwanted noise. Lower scores can find it easier to “tune out” the outside noise. Clerical Administrative processes. The creation and maintenance of routines and systems that bring order to things. Higher scores bring discipline to tracking and routines. Lower scores may grow impatient with the rules, policies, and regulations that can accompany this interest. Numerical Numbers and data. Maintaining records and tracking progress against quantifiable results. Higher scores look to supporting facts and data to measure effectiveness and make decisions. Lower scores can find the level of detail that can accompany this interest to be de-energizing. Persuasive Engaging with others verbally. Using persuasive language to motivate others to accept ideas, opinions, or proposals. Higher scores want to be sold and expect others to verbally convince them. Lower scores can perceive this same verbal approach as potentially hiding flaws in the idea, opinion, or proposal — as lacking supporting data or facts. Social Service Personally helping and supporting others. Higher scores can be personally motivated to help others — sometimes just for the sake of helping others — and can often have a higher sensitivity to the interpersonal dynamics within the group or workplace. Lower scores can be just as helpful as those with higher scores when what others need help with is personally interesting to them or furthers the goals and objectives of the group or business. www.mlmcgroup.com Components Usual Needs Stress 99 150 991 50 21 21Esteem Relating to Individuals 99 17Acceptance Relating to People in Group 76 55Structure Systems and Procedures 10 3Authority Directing and Controlling 16 44Advantage Incentives and Competition 76 30Activity Preferred Pace for Action 38 38Challenge Self Imposed Demands 88 75Empathy Involvement of Feeling 81 34Change Dealing with Change 13 33Freedom Personal Independence 62 62Thought Action or Reflection Areas of Interest Scientific 99 Outdoor 89 Literary 87 Musical 80 Mechanical 69 Artistic 62 Numerical 35 Persuasive 25 Clerical 11 Social Service 3 TM Life Style Grid® with Descriptors Direct Communication Indirect Communication Task- Oriented People- Oriented Interests Usual Behavior Needs/Stress Behavior Summary One This Report Was Prepared For LESLEY ABERCROMBIE G4SZDQ Spectra Energy Copyright © 2013, Birkman International, Inc. Houston, Texas. All rights reserved. 2 / 10 Interests at Work