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What is the MBTI®?

The MBTI® is a very easy to administer instrument designed to explore personality type and assist us in understanding the complex interactions between people. Since it’s publication in 1975, millions have completed the MBTI® making it the most widely used personality assessment in the world. From small partnerships to large Fortune 100 companies, as well as educational, governmental, medical, religious and non-profit organizations, the MBTI® has been used in a variety of settings and contexts.

What can the MBTI® do for you?

1. Direct employee impacts:

o Provides a logical framework for understanding human behavior

o Appreciates and emphasizes the value of diversity

o Helps clarify the fit between individuals and their roles

o Offers a neutral language to help reduce conflict and enhance communication

o Encourages self-management and the development of interpersonal skills

o Provides insights for improving motivation and restoring focus

2. Organizational impacts:

o Is reliable, valid, cost-effective and easy to use

o Reduces conflict by applying an objective framework for understanding self and others

o Emphasizes the value of diversity

o Clarifies assets and blind spots of teams and organizational units

o Builds common understanding of organizational character and culture

o Helps identify the fit between people and their roles

o Is supported by ethical guidelines, a significant body of research, and hundreds of resources for further development and application