Mbti versus DISC comparation
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The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and DiSC assessments are personality assessments used for leadership development, communication, and team development. The MBTI focuses on preferences for taking in information and making decisions, providing a four-letter type and facets. DiSC examines behavior in work environments. Both have reliable and valid measurement properties and can be administered online or with paper/pencil. Qualified interpreters help individuals understand and apply their results.
Mbti versus DISC comparation
- 1. PA G E 1 ® Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Instrument Highlights: A DiSC Comparison Myers-Briggs Type Indicator ® (MBTI®) Instrument Overview The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) instrument is the most widely used personality assessment in the world. Formally translated into 16 1anguages, it is a growing force in team building, leadership and individual development in organizations. Based on the breakthrough work of Carl Jung, the MBTI assessment provides a description of individuals’ preferences for two cognitive activities: taking in information and organizing and processing the information in order to make decisions People make use of their entire range of cognitive processes but tend to have a preference for using one over all the others. Understanding these preferences and the role they play in people’s behavior can help increase collaboration and improve relationships, productivity, and efficiency in a work environment. Key Applications The DiSC instrument was designed to be administered with the individual considering a specific situation when responding. The MBTI assessment is a more general instrument that provides a set of preferences and a model for understanding the behavior of self and others across a variety of situations. Various applications of the MBTI and DiSC instruments are detailed below. MBTI Instrument DiSC Assessment Leadership Development MBTI tool helps leaders better understand their preferences and behavior in key dimensions of management and leadership. N/A Communication MBTI tool provides strategies for understanding the communication styles and needs of self and others and explores ways to meet those needs to enhance communication in workplace settings. DiSC instrument helps improve communication skills by identifying how individuals work in their environment. Team Development MBTI tool helps identify potential sources of conflict and explores how to effectively influence others, how each member contributes to the team, and how to maximize team effectiveness. N/A Career Development MBTI tool can be used to help individuals identify careers that best match their preferences. Can also be used in conjunction with the Strong Interest Inventory® instrument to develop a more comprehensive understanding by examining both MBTI preferences and interests. N/A Organizational Understanding MBTI tool can be used to help groups of people better understand the impact of preferences on the corporate culture and optimize the strengths of individual preferences. N/A Emotional Intelligence (EQ) MBTI tool can be used to help people of all 16 types increase their level of empathy, persist in the face of obstacles, and control impulses. EQ is believed to enhance leadership ability, enrich relationships, and extend influence. N/A Stress and Coping MBTI tool predicts how each of the 16 MBTI types reacts to stressful situations and provides suggestions for managing stress. Also explains how each individual behaves under stress and what can help individuals return to productive behavior. Psychometrics Canada Ltd. 7125-77 Avenue, Edmonton AB 800-661-5158 DiSC requires the administration of the Coping and Stress Profile®. Not appropriate to compare Graph I and Graph II and examine the differences (Inscape Publishing, 1996). www.psychometrics.com
- 2. PA G E 2 Career and Life Span Utility The MBTI instrument offers lifelong development and learning opportunities for all individuals. Once the instrument has been administered and adopted into a corporate culture, it can become a useful tool for costeffectively ensuring a shared understanding of individual preferences among all members of the organization. Many training professionals tailor the delivery of the MBTI assessment and reports to employees at all different levels of the organization. One key advantage of online MBTI administration is that once a participant has completed the instrument, multiple reports can be generated from the same set of answers. Different training sessions, based on the needs of the trainees, can be developed based on the results of a single assessment. These reports differ in terms of the information provided, and can be used by employees to support their long-term career growth. MBTI Instrument DiSC Assessment Assessments and reports developed for use with employees at different levels of sophistication. Same assessment and feedback regardless of employee level Non-Exempt Employees • • • Form M Self-Scorable Score, administer, and interpret individually or in group settings Inexpensive support materials N/A Supervisors & Middle Managers • • Form M online using CareerID.com Multiple reports for higher development • • • Form Q online using CareerID.com 4-letter type plus 20 facets Achieve in-depth understanding of their own and others’ behavior N/A Managers & Executives N/A Interpreting Results Benefits of instruments such as the MBTI and DiSC assessments are enhanced by the use of a qualified trainer or coach to help participants understand their individual results. Once the results are received, a qualified trainer can help guide an individual with the practical application of the results in his or her professional life. MBTI trainers and coaches receive comprehensive qualification training that equips them to provide insightful and unique interpretation sessions with an individual. This process also helps ensure that interested participants have the information they need to complete further discovery and exploration on their own. MBTI Interpretation DiSC Interpretation • • • • • • • • • 2 hours minimum for individual interpretation Half day or full day for seminars Group or individual settings Completed in conjunction with a coach, trainer, or facilitator Wide variety of focal areas or applications Psychometrics Canada Ltd. 7125-77 Avenue, Edmonton AB 800-661-5158 2 hours minimum Half day or full day for seminars Group or individual settings Completed in conjunction with a coach, trainer, or facilitator www.psychometrics.com
- 3. PA G E 3 Assessments and Administrations There are two basic versions of the MBTI instrument, Step I (Form M) and Step II (Form Q). Step I provides the individual with his or her four-letter type preference and an introductory understanding of type. The Form M Self-Scorable enables individuals to compete the instrument on their own and score their own results. Internet administration, scoring, and report generation is also available via Psychometrics’ CareerID.com site. Step II provides both the respondent’s four-letter type and results for five facets underlying each type preference, helping to explain the individual’s expression of his or her preferences. The DiSC 2800 series is similarly available in self-scorable, personal computer, and Internet versions of the assessment, and reports. MBTI Assessments DiSC Assessments • • • Step I (Form M)—four-letter type Step II (Form Q)— four-letter type and 20 facets 2800 Series Personal Profile High score letter D, I, S, or C and profile MBTI Administration Options DiSC Administration Options • • • • Step I (Form M) o Self-Scorable o Paper and pencil, mail in for scoring o Online: CareerID.com Step II (Form Q) o Paper and pencil, mail in for scoring o Online: CareerID.com Internet 2800 Series Personal Profile o Self-Scorable o Personal computer software o Internet Measurement Properties Both the DiSC assessment and the MBTI instrument have reasonable psychometric, or measurement, properties. Generally, two criteria are used to evaluate the measurement properties of an instrument: reliability and validity. Reliability of measurement is the consistency of results obtained from an assessment. . Validity of measurement has to do with whether the assessment measures what it is supposed to measure. A common measure of reliability is internal consistency reliability, which provides an indication of the internal al consistency of the scale. Another indicator is test-retest reliability, which an indicator or the constancy of the he measure over time. Validity is a more complex concept, and it is typically examined by looking at the measure’s relationships with similar and dissimilar constructs. Both the MBTI assessment and the DiSC instrument report a number of differing validity studies, which suggest that both assessments possess reasonable reliability and validity. MBTI Internal Consistency Reliability Ranges Reliability • E-I • S-N • T-F • J-P Form Mi & Q .91 .92 .91 .92 Psychometrics Canada Ltd. 7125-77 Avenue, Edmonton AB 800-661-5158 DiSC Internal Consistency Reliability Ranges Reliabilityii • D • I • S • C - .84 to .95 .74 to .87 .74 to .88 .75 to .85 www.psychometrics.com
- 4. PA G E 4 ® Supporting Resources and Training Materials for the MBTI Instrument A key advantage of the MBTI tool is the wide range of support and training materials that are available to organizations, trainers, and HR professionals to help guide individual, team, and leadership development. MBTI practitioners have continued to generate and share lessons about the MBTI instrument. Support materials for and training on the MBTI assessment are available from Psychometrics.com ® Brief History of the MBTI Instrument Based on the breakthrough work of Carl Jung, the Myers-Briggs Indicator (MBTI) instrument was developed by the mother-daughter team of Katharine Cook Briggs and Isabel Briggs Myers. Their vision of an uncomplicated but far-reaching instrument to provide people with insight about themselves formed the foundation for what has become the most powerful personality inventory in history. Today, the MBTI instrument is trusted by more than 30 million people in not-for-profit and profit organizations, and it is known around the world for its comprehensive depth and inviting ease of use. How the MBTI Instrument Works to Help Your Organization The MBTI instrument uses the answers to easy-to-understand questions to classify each organizational member as one of the 16 basic personality types. By helping all members discover their own personality types and learn about the types of others, you can increase their understanding of and appreciation for one another’s strengths and challenges and thereby improve their interactions. The results, once applied are powerful. Combining the answers to the MBTI questions with various interpretive materials can create a pathway to new levels of cooperation, productivity, and performance throughout your organization. Summary s Both forms of the MBTI instrument provide employees who complete the assessment and the organizations who use type for development and learning with a complete system for understanding the behavior of self r and others. There are a variety of methods of administration and reports, which provide the opportunity for organizations to use the same language and approach to training across the entire workforce, and over an employee’s entire career through different applications. Understanding of type can provide insight into the behavior of self and others in a wide variety of situations, both at work and outside of work. Both forms of . the MBTI instrument are reliable and valid, and were developed using state-of-the-art statistical techniques. For ease of administration, acceptance by organizational members, and ability to improve relationships, collaboration, and productivity, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator instrument has no equal. B U I L D I N G B E T T E R O R G A N I Z AT I O N S T H R O U G H P E O P L E 7125–77 Ave Edmonton AB T6B 0B5 1.800.661.5158 WWW.PSYCHOMETRICS.COM i ® My ers, I. B., McCaulley , M. H., Quenk, N. L., & Hammer, A. L. (1998). MBTI Manual: A guide to the development and use of the My ersMyers, I. B., McCaulley, M. H., Quenk, N. L., & Hammer, A. L. (1998). MBTI® Manual: A guide to the development and use of the Myers-Briggs Briggs Ty pe Indicator. Palo Alto, CA: CPP, Inc. (Note: Reli ability for Forms M and Q are the same for ty pe preferences, since t he same items Type Indicator. Palo Alto, CA: CPP, scores on both assessments). are used to define the preferenceInc. (Note: Reliability for Forms M and Q are the same for type preferences, since the same items are ii used Personal Profile Sy stem ® 2800 Series Research Report, Inscape The to define the preference scores on both assessments). Publishing, Report Number O-255. ii iii The Personal Profile System® 2800 Series Research Report, Inscape Publishing, Report Number O-255. ® ® A Comparison of the Personal Profile Sy stem and the My ers-Briggs Ty pe Indicator , Inscape Publishing, Report Number O-231, 1996. i Inscape doc uments obtained from http://www.ins capepublis hing.c om/res earc h.as Ins cape documents obtained from http://www.inscapepublishing.com/research.asp p MBTI, My ers-Briggs Ty pe Indicator, My ers- Briggs and Introduction registered trademarks of the Myers-Briggs My Indicator Ty in MBTI, Myers-Briggs and Myers-Briggs Type Indicator are trademarks or to Ty pe are register ed trademarks of theType ers-BriggsTrustpe Ind icator the United -B and SkillsO ne are registered SkillsOne, Strong Interest Trust. FIROStates and other countries. FIRO-B, trademarks and the CPP l Inventory a trademark of CPP, Inc. Strong Interest Inventory Inc.is a registered ogo is and the CPP logo are registered trademarks of CPP, trademark of Stanford University Press. Psychometrics Canada Ltd. 7125-77 Avenue, Edmonton AB 800-661-5158 www.psychometrics.com