The MBTI® assessment is a self-reporting personality inventory, designed to help individuals understand themselves. It helps people understand their natural preferences, motivations, and potential areas for growth. It aids in understanding others, particularly those with different types.
The MBTI® instrument is my favourite assessment for helping individuals learn about themselves. It helps to identify preferences in 4 areas:
- How am I around people?
- How do I prefer to gather information?
- How do I make decisions?
- What sort of lifestyle is best for me?
There is a strong research background to this assessment. As a Chartered Psychologist I wouldn’t use anything that had not been well researched.
The MBTI® assessment is based on the work of mother and daughter Katherine Briggs and Elizabeth Briggs-Myers. Today the MBTI® assessment is one of the most widely used tools for self-awareness. It has been translated into several languages and is used to help people in career choices, in relationship and family counselling, in team development and executive coaching.
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