MBTI for Leaders

people intelligence with MBTI for Leadership, Influence & EQ

35% Content & cases
15% Group presentations
50% MBTI leadership development activities

Manager level
High-level service provider

Participants

30 people

From our experience developing leaders at all levels of leading organizations, understanding oneself and others is critical for business managers' success in their career and life. It helps in building strong relationships, effective leadership, conflict resolution, diversity and inclusion, and personal growth and development.

MBTI for Leaders people intelligence with MBTI for Leadership, Influence & EQ

Understanding oneself and others is crucial for business managers for several reasons :

Solution Outcomes

To help managers & leaders at all levels understand themselves & others, the MBTI Fundamentals workshop helps business professionals apply the The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) tool. The MBTI is a widely used personality assessment tool based on the theories of Carl Jung. The MBTI tool identifies individuals' preferences in four dichotomies: extraversion vs. introversion, sensing vs. intuition, thinking vs. feeling, and judging vs. perceiving. By assessing individuals' preferences in each of these dichotomies, the MBTI tool assigns them to one of 16 personality types.

The MBTI tool can be beneficial
for teams in several ways

Improved communication : Understanding each team member's personality type can help improve communication within the team. It helps team members recognize and appreciate the different ways team members process information and make decisions.

Reduced conflict : By understanding each team member's personality type, the MBTI tool can help reduce conflict within the team. It helps team members recognize that differences in personality types are natural and should be appreciated

Enhanced teamwork : By identifying strengths and weaknesses of each team member, the MBTI tool can help create a more balanced and effective team. It helps identify the roles that each team member is best suited for, leading to better team performance

Improved decision-making : The MBTI tool can help teams make better decisions by bringing diverse perspectives to the table. By understanding each team member's personality type, the team can consider multiple viewpoints and make more informed decisions

Increased self-awareness : The MBTI tool can help team members understand their own strengths and weaknesses and how they interact with others. This self-awareness can lead to personal growth and development, which can benefit the team as a whole

From our extensive experience using the MBTI in all aspects of MindDoJo’s business & organizational consulting work, the MBTI tool can be a useful tool for teams looking to improve communication, teamwork, self-awareness, conflict resolution, and decision-making

Leadership Intelligence (MBTI) Day 1

Leadership Intelligence (MBTI) Day 2

Time	Workshop
09:00 - 10:30	Ice-breakers, introduction to personality types and assessments : - MBTI personality types tool - MBTI personality types theory
10:45 - 12:00	Understanding the different personality types & how the MBTI tool works
13:00 - 14:30	Strengths & Weaknesses of the different Types : - Appreciate working with different type of people - Understanding how to bring out the best out of your teams
14:45 - 16:30	Mental Functions : how different people think & make decisions - Discover your natural leadership style - Understand how to influence the thinking of others

Time	Workshop
09:00 - 10:30	Personality Types & Emotional Intelligence : - EQ Framework - Decoding your MBTI to uncover potential blindspots
10:45 - 12:00	Personality Types & the Leadership Framework : - Motivating others to perform at their best - Creating your MBTI Leadership Maps
13:00 - 14:30	Personality Types & Team Design : - Build & lead high performance teams by applying personality MBTI - Predict how different types behave when interacting with each other
14:45 - 16:30	Reading others behaviours and applying MBTI to lives & careers : - Recognize the key behaviour clues to understanding others’ types

The MBTI tool is effective because

1. It is based on a comprehensive theory of personality

Carl Jung's theory of personality is based on a comprehensive understanding of human behavior, which makes the MBTI tool a reliable way to identify people's personality type

2. It measures preferences, not traits

The MBTI tool is designed to measure preferences rather than traits. Preferences are natural ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving, while traits are more stable characteristics that do not change. Preferences can be modified, while traits are less flexible. Therefore, the MBTI tool is a more accurate reflection of an individual's current state of mind

3. It is a self-reported measure

The MBTI tool is a self-reported measure, which means that individuals answer questions based on their own perceptions of their preferences. This allows individuals to provide a more accurate representation of their own personalities

4. It has been validated by research

The MBTI tool has been validated by research, which shows that it has high reliability and validity. This means that the MBTI tool is consistent in measuring what it is designed to measure and is an accurate reflection of an individual's personality type

Overall, the MBTI tool is effective at identifying people's personality type because it is based on a comprehensive theory of personality, measures preferences rather than traits, is a self-reported measure, and has been validated by research. However, it is important to note that the MBTI tool has its limitations, and it should be used as a tool for self-awareness and personal development, rather than a tool for making important decisions about individuals or teams.