Overview of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Instrument - What can it do for you and your organisation?
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The document provides an overview of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) instrument, developed by Katherine and Isabel Briggs Myers, which is based on Carl Jung's psychological type theory. It details the tool's features, applications in areas such as team building, leadership, and conflict resolution, and highlights the benefits of understanding personality types for improved communication and job satisfaction. The MBTI is widely used globally, validating its reliability and effectiveness in various organizational contexts.
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Typical
agenda
of
MBTI®
Workshop
(1
day
or
2
days)
1.
2.
3.
4.
Background
&
explana8on
of
“Type”
Theory
You
verify
Your
Profile
–
understand
self
Create
team
type
table
–
understanding
team
Dichotomy
[splimng]
exercises
–
demonstra8ng
different
type
behaviours
–
understanding
others
5. Focus
on
a
par8cular
area
of
organisa8ons/
par8cipants
interest
[e.g.
Team
dynamics,
Leadership,
Communica8on/Influence,
Conflict,
Change,
Career,
Stress].
6. How
the
MBTI®
can
benefit
the
team
7. Applying
the
learning
Copyright
©
2014
WHM
Consul8ng
Pte
Ltd
All
Rights
Reserved
“Be
what
you
are
and
become
what
you
are
capable
of
becoming.”
Robert
Louis
Stevenson
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Overview of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Instrument - What can it do for you and your organisation?
- 1. 2/1/14 Overview of Myers-‐Briggs Type Indicator® MBTI®) Instrument Jack Wong www.EmpoweredRangers.com Copyright © 2014 WHM Consul8ng Pte Ltd All Rights Reserved "Whatever the circumstance of your life, the understanding of type can make your percep9ons clearer, your judgments sounder, and your life closer to your heart's desire". Isabel Briggs Myers 1
- 2. 2/1/14 About MBTI® Instrument • It was developed by Katherine C Briggs and her daughter, Isabel Briggs Myer in the 1940s. • It was based on the work of a Swiss psychiatrist, Carl G Jung who presented his psychological type theory in his book 8tled “Psychological Types” published in 1921 (and was translated into English in 1923). • To Jung, there are no good or bad types. All 16 types have natural strengths and possible piWalls / blind spots. Copyright © 2014 WHM Consul8ng Pte Ltd All Rights Reserved MBTI® Preferences • Extraversion (E) vs. Introversion (I) E:I DICHOTOMY – Where do you prefer to focus your aXen8on? – Where do you get your energy? • Sensing(S) vs. IntuiHon (N) S:N DICHOTOMY – How do you prefer to take in informa8on T:F DICHOTOMY • Thinking (T) vs. Feeling (F) – How do you make decisions? J:P DICHOTOMY • Judging (J) vs. Perceiving (P) – How do you deal with the outer world? Copyright © 2014 WHM Consul8ng Pte Ltd All Rights Reserved 2
- 3. 2/1/14 About MBTI® Instrument • Millions of people worldwide complete the MBTI® assessment each year in over 70 countries • Well-‐researched, reliable and valid • User-‐friendly and flexible – Online version (Form M and Form Q) – Hardcopy version (Form M only) • Available in various languages – 简体字 and 繁體字 – Bahasa Indonesia – 한국어, 日本語 and 30+ other languages Copyright © 2014 WHM Consul8ng Pte Ltd All Rights Reserved Measuring results of MBTI® Type Training Result: Indirect Results: Direct and Measurable • Employees listen and communicate more effec8vely, work with beXer team spirit • Employee accountability has increased • Work completed with greater efficiency and effec8vely; staff feel less stress • Applying type dynamics to raise awareness of and improve response to customer needs • Enhance job sa8sfac8on, in turn increase produc8vity • Decrease staff turnover • Employees have less burnout, reduced cost for healthcare coverage and medical leaves • Sa8sfied clients stay loyal to business. Hence, words of mouth spreads, helping increase in market share. Copyright © 2014 WHM Consul8ng Pte Ltd All Rights Reserved 3
- 4. 2/1/14 About MBTI® Values • Offers a logical model of the consistency of individual and group behaviour • Provides neutral and affirma8ve language • Emphasises the value of diversity and inclusion – Recognise and appreciate differences in people • Iden8fies strengths on teams and helps team members work on their blind spots • Gaining self-‐awareness and acceptance of others • Suite of resource is available to further understand the depth of the MBTI® Instrument. Copyright © 2014 WHM Consul8ng Pte Ltd All Rights Reserved MBTI® ApplicaHons, Aims and ObjecHves • Improved understanding of the way in which you perceive, absorb and process informa8on • Recognise that others may perceive and process differently • Use your knowledge to communicate more effec8vely • Have a more open mind to the viewpoints of colleagues, bosses and others • Learn to value similari8es and capitalise on differing personality “Types” • Apply learning for robust and effec8ve teams Copyright © 2014 WHM Consul8ng Pte Ltd All Rights Reserved 4
- 5. 2/1/14 MBTI® ApplicaHons Reten8on Decision Making Leadership Communica8ons Coaching Emo8onal Intelligence Team Building Conflict Copyright © 2014 WHM Consul8ng Pte Ltd All Rights Reserved MBTI® ApplicaHons -‐ Leadership Leadership Lens Focus areas of leaders are • Semng direc8on • Inspiring others; and • Mobilising the accomplishment of goals MBTI® is applied in Leadership semngs a unique Leadership Map that helps leaders chart their own course to Leadership & Followship becoming even more effec8ve Copyright © 2014 WHM Consul8ng Pte Ltd All Rights Reserved 5
- 6. 2/1/14 MBTI® ApplicaHons – Team Building Team Type Lens MBTI® tools provides a framework for understanding differences and what each personality brings to the team. It is based on the idea that everyone has unique gips to offer and challenges to overcome, thereby minimising gaps in knowledge and skills Team Dynamics – Strengths and Challenges Copyright © 2014 WHM Consul8ng Pte Ltd All Rights Reserved MBTI® ApplicaHons – CommunicaHon FuncHon Lens ST SF NF NT Communica8on, Persuading, Selling Four Basic Approaches Func8onal Pair Customer Prefers ST The Facts SF Personalised Services NF Their Vision NT Logical Op8ons Look at how each func8onal pair prefers to communicate in a personal and business semng MBTI® Communica8on Applica8on can help iden8fy the way in which each type prefers to communicate and the applica8on suggests more ways of improving your communica8on skills with other types. Copyright © 2014 WHM Consul8ng Pte Ltd All Rights Reserved 6
- 7. 2/1/14 MBTI® ApplicaHons – Conflict Quadrant Lens IS IN ES EN Change/ Conflict Team Culture MBTI® Conflict Applica8on reveals the different approaches we use when trying to handle conflict. The applica8on helps individuals understand their own personal strengths and offers ways in which they could handle conflicts with others in a more construc8ve manner. Copyright © 2014 WHM Consul8ng Pte Ltd All Rights Reserved MBTI® ApplicaHons – RetenHon Job Tasks Employee’s Type Organisa8onal Culture Manager’s Type Job tasks, organisa8onal culture and managerial styles affect job sa8sfac8on levels of employees • MBTI® assessment can improve the reten8on process by matching employees to roles that are good fit for their personality, and thus increasing “job sa8sfac8on”. • For employees who are required to work against their preference they would likely be more prone to burnouts. • However, with the use of MBTI® tool they would also be more likely to learn and find avenues to express their preferences. Copyright © 2014 WHM Consul8ng Pte Ltd All Rights Reserved 7
- 8. 2/1/14 MBTI® and OccupaHons • Research shows that the columns of the Type Table are the best predictors of occupa8ons that prove aXrac8ve and sa8sfying to different Types ST Finance and Commerce IT – operators and programmers Technicians – plumbers, carpenters Police and military Administra8on SF Helping individuals – community workers Healthcare Waiters in restaurants Flight aXendants Customer service posi8ons NF NT Psychology, psychiatry & social work Religious occupa8ons Teaching – junior high school Fine arts Environmental Science HR and Adult L&D Research and development Architecture Strategist – logis8cs Management consultant Compu8ng – analysts Copyright © 2014 WHM Consul8ng Pte Ltd All Rights Reserved Benefits of having a diverse team • We can learn to work more effec8vely within a Team environment by understanding others’ Types. • The team that has unique skills and diverse abili8es stand to gain as a result from the crea8ve ideas generated from a diverse group. • The MBTI® Instrument offers solu8ons to resolving these challenges. Copyright © 2014 WHM Consul8ng Pte Ltd All Rights Reserved 8
- 9. 2/1/14 Typical agenda of MBTI® Workshop (1 day or 2 days) 1. 2. 3. 4. Background & explana8on of “Type” Theory You verify Your Profile – understand self Create team type table – understanding team Dichotomy [splimng] exercises – demonstra8ng different type behaviours – understanding others 5. Focus on a par8cular area of organisa8ons/ par8cipants interest [e.g. Team dynamics, Leadership, Communica8on/Influence, Conflict, Change, Career, Stress]. 6. How the MBTI® can benefit the team 7. Applying the learning Copyright © 2014 WHM Consul8ng Pte Ltd All Rights Reserved “Be what you are and become what you are capable of becoming.” Robert Louis Stevenson 9
- 10. 2/1/14 For further details of our MBTI® Workshop or Coaching • Please visit our website at www.EmpoweredRangers.com/mb8 or send me an e-‐mail at Jack.Wong@EmpoweredRangers.com Copyright © 2014 WHM Consul8ng Pte Ltd All Rights Reserved 10