OVERVIEW
MBTI – The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator:
The MBTI is a useful tool as part of a coaching process or can be used with workgroups or teams as part of a teamworking process. As with all profiling instruments, the real value with the MBTI is as a vehicle to explore differences in how people present to others and their preferences in how they work and live their lives.
The MBTI was developed by Isabel Myers and Katherine Briggs and is based upon the personality theory of Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist Carl Gustav Jung. It has undergone extensive research and development to become the world’s most widely used developmental questionnaire.
The purpose of the MBTI is:
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To provide individuals with an understanding of their own and others’ type. One’s type is expressed in terms of ‘preferences’ rather than absolutes. A person can choose to leverage their less preferred type if or when a situation or relationship demands a different approach.
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Insights gained as an individual can have application across several areas including communication style, approach to conflict, decision-making and overall approach and response to workplace situations and relationships
WHO IS IT FOR?
Helpful as part of a coaching programme for raising self awareness
Can also be used with teams to highlight differences in work styles
What to expect
Online Questionnaire
Complete 88 multiple-choice questions online (20 to 30 minutes) and receive a provisional type before your feedback session.
Exploration Call
We meet for 60–90 minutes to explore your preferences and agree on a type that fits. You leave with practical actions aligned to your goals.
Team Workshop
For teams, I run half-day sessions with exercises that bring preferences to life. These workshops are engaging, energetic, and practical.
Profile Report
Receive a profile report showing how your type enriches the workplace, covering communication, decision-making, and conflict management.
Key Course Outcomes
Communication: Recognise how you prefer to share and receive information, and adapt to colleagues and clients.
Decision-making: For more rounded choices
Working relationships: Reduce friction, build trust and play to strengths.
Conflict: Spot common triggers and practise effective responses.
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Performance under pressure: Understand what drains and restores your energy.
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Increase appreciation for differences in style and approach.
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Recognition of how different types can work more collaboratively.
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Understand where you get your energy from and how to balance your work activities accordingly
