MBTI – Know “Self” and Improve your Personal and Business Life & Performance
The Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) assessment is a psychometric questionnaire designed to measure psychological preferences in how people perceive the world and make decisions. The test has its roots in psychology and theories of Carl Jung – a Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist who is the founder of analytical psychology. The typological theories of Carl Jung are almost 100 years old and were later fine-tuned by Katharine Cook Briggs and Isabel Myers Briggs. The MBTI is “The Psychometric Tool” to assess your personality type in below four dimensions. Each of us is in one of the dimensions dominant and the overall result of the test answers four major questions:
- Are you outwardly or inwardly focused (extraversion / introversion)?
- How do you prefer to take information (sensing / intuition)?
- How do you prefer to make decision (thinking / feeling)?
- How do you prefer to live your outer life (judging / perceiving)?
The MBTI is one of the most reputable tools worldwide and is used by most Fortune Companies, translated into 30+ languages and used in 70+ countries. Each year 3-4 million people take the test. The MBTI is applied in many areas from pedagogy to coaching, career development, counseling and leadership trainings. The MBTI is a blueprint of “Self” and helps individuals in the process of self-discovery and self-acceptance. The MBTI explains for example explains why some people make faster decisions or others relate easily to other people. This knowledge helps people achieve their objectives in both personal and business relationships. The improved understanding of oneself and others is one of MBTI’s greatest benefits.
We at C&E use the tool frequently. Mostly it is applied during individual coaching, but also during team coaching and team & leadership workshops.