Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®)

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) is an accurate personality type assessment that can help people build understanding and transform their lives. Developed by Isabel Briggs Myers and Katharine C. Briggs, many experts believe that it is the most widely used personality inventory in the world, the MBTI® instrument provides an accurate picture of a person’s personality type. The MBTI® instrument determines preferences on four dichotomies:

Extraversion–Introversion:  describes where people prefer to focus their attention and get their energy—from the outer world of people and activity or their inner world of ideas and experiences

Sensing–Intuition:  describes how people prefer to take in information—focused on what is real and actual or on patterns and meanings in data

Thinking–Feeling:  describes how people prefer to make decisions—based on logical analysis or guided by concern for their impact on others

Judging–Perceiving:  describes how people prefer to deal with the outer world—in a planned orderly way, or in a flexible spontaneous way

Combinations of these preferences result in 16 distinct personality types. Understanding characteristics unique to each personality type, provides insight on how they influence an individual’s way of communicating and interacting with others.

When should you use the MBTI^® instrument? 

The MBTI^® instrument has a wide range of applications that promote personal and professional growth and development. These applications include executive development, leadership & coaching, organisational development, team development, career management, conflict resolution, retention, culture and diversity, and working relationships. The instrument can be used in a variety of settings including business, counseling and education.

We are accredited facilitators of the MBTI® instrument and typically apply it with clients during one-day workshops. Let us show you what the MBTI® can do for you.

Free Resources:

Click on this link for a sample outline of a one-day workshop on MBTI^®.

Click here for a detailed explanation of the MBTI^®.