The value of personality theory is that it enables participants to expect differences in people and to cope with them more constructively than they otherwise could. This one-day workshop is designed to help participants explore the normal differences (and similarities) between people that contribute to workplace success.
Course Overview
Course Outcomes
- Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) instrument for understanding personality differences and preferences
- Understand individual MBTI results
- Understand the impact of personality on leadership style, effectiveness, and building stronger teams
Business Need
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a self-report personality inventory designed to give people information about their psychological type preferences. Isabel Myers and Katherine Cook Briggs began developing the MBTI in the early 1940s to make Carl G. Jung's theory of human personality understandable and useful in everyday life. The MBTI, and this workshop, reinforce the concept that every individual is unique. The doctrine of uniqueness, however, gives no practical help in understanding the people whom participants must work with or interact with. Most of us tend to assume unconsciously that other people's minds work on the same principles as our own. But all too often, people do not reason the same way, do not value the same things, or are not interested in the same things. The assumption of similarity, therefore, can promote misunderstanding of the motives and behaviors of people who think differently from each other.
Course Topics
History of the MBTI Dichotomies Type Indicator
- MBTI Theory
- Purpose and intent
MBTI Dichotomies
- Understanding the four pairs of opposites
Assessment Results
- Determining best-fit type
- How to make sense of the results
Course Schedule
Typical Course Duration
Virtual: 4 hours
In-person: 8 hours
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Delivery Methods
Number of participants
- in-person: 30
- virtual: 30
Course Details
Course Level:
- Leaders at all levels
Learning Methods:
- Case Study
- Discussion
- Exercises/Activities
- Lecture
- Personal Reflection
Equipment:
- easel/markers
- LCD projector and screen
Suggested Prerequisites
NoneThis Course
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Assessment for Leadership and Self-AwarenessRecommended Follow-up
Any other CI Leadership courseAssessments
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) will be administered to participants prior to the workshop.