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MBTI
®: Appreciating Personality Differences

Do you ever ask yourself why it is easier to get along with some people than with others? Why do some people see things your way, and others see the same things very differently? This program offers you the chance to use the world-renowned Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® to learn about yourself and the key people in your life.

You will gain insight into how people prefer to absorb information, make decisions, and interact with the world around them. These psychological insights will help enhance your quality of life, your professional and personal relationships, and contribute to your ability to motivate yourself and others.

Key Information

MBTI® language and Type preferences

  • Extraversion or Introversion (EI)
  • Sensing or Intuition (SN)
  • Thinking or Feeling (TF)
  • Judging or Perceiving (JP)

Appreciate Type preference similarities and differences

  • Learn why others behave differently than you do
  • Discover how to “read” and understand others better
  • Lead others more effectively while managing yourself more efficiently

 Understand the effects of Type preferences at work and at home

  • Communicate better with family, friends, and co-workers
  • Enrich your relationships in spite of differences
  • Use The Platinum Rule to meet the needs of others

 Minimize interpersonal barriers and achieve intra-personal balance

  • Eliminate the friction that erupts when “different” is mistaken for “wrong”
  • Learn how “any strength over-used becomes a liability”
  • Streamline your team efforts and create higher levels of commitment

 What you will learn . . .

  • Your own psychological Type and how to recognize the Types of others
  • To communicate using the MBTI® language of psychological Type
  • How to prevent frustrating conflicts between individuals and within teams
  • How best to capitalize on your strengths and the strengths of others

IDEAL LEARNER

Whether you are an individual interested in enhancing your people skills or a supervisor desiring to improve your workgroup’s overall effectiveness, the MBTI® has proven to be a valuable tool.

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