Have you ever wondered why people who at first seem very similar can approach the same task in entirely different ways, or why two people will view the same situation from entirely different perspectives? The Myers Briggs Type Indicator ® (MBTI) is now the most accepted personality indicator in the world. It is internationally validated and is taken by over three and a half million people every year. It is widely used to help people to discover their own communication preferences and to appreciate the preferences of colleagues, family and friends.

Course Objective:
To enable participants to gain a greater understanding of their own and others' communications styles and through this, to develop improved skills such as communication, managing conflict, influencing and problem solving.

Course Benefits: On completion of this workshop you will:

• Understand more about your preferences in communicating, thinking, receiving information and making decisions
• Appreciate how others' preferences may oppose yours, allowing you to adapt to their differences and to leverage their capabilities
• Improve your communications with others
• Reduce conflict
• Optimise team productivity

Who should attend?

• Managers who need to build effective teams
• Existing or newly appointed supervisors and team leaders who are charged with getting the best possible results from team members
• Anyone who wants to know him/herself better and to work more effectively with others

Part One - Setting the Scene

• Group introductions and learning objectives
• Background to the MBTI
• Completion and scoring of the MBTI self-rating questionnaire

Part Two - Two Exploring Personality Types

• Understanding the eight mental processes
• Finding your " best-fit" type
• Understanding the sixteen personality types
• Your personality style, your strengths and your potential for growth

Part Three - What it's Like to be Us

• A series of entertaining and revealing group exercises designed to heighten awareness of your own and other people's styles

Part Four - Applying the MBTI in Work and Life Situations

• Harnessing conflict for powerful performance
• Influencing different types to gain co-operation
• Running effective team problem-solving meetings

Part Five - Moving Forward with the MBTI

• How you are likely to behave when you are faced with stressful situations and coping mechanisms for reducing stress
• The ideal career for your type
• How you can best contribute to your team/organisation

Part Six - Personal Action Planning and Course Wrap-up

• Paired action planning and goal setting exercise
• Learning review
• Course evaluation