The Science
As readers of
Climbing from the Fifth Station
know, there is a vast body of scientific research that helps
leaders, managers and team builders make sense of apparently
chaotic human behavior. Listed here are some of the tools we use
in both our consulting and in our seminars. We use these either
singly or in combination to help you build teams that work!
The Meyer Briggs Type Indicator® is the most widely used personality inventory in the world.
The
MBTI® instrument provides an accurate picture of a person’s
personality type by determining their preferences on
four dichotomies:
Extraversion–Introversion: describes where people prefer
to focus their attention and derive personal energy—either from the
external
world of people and activity or through an introspective world of ideas and
experiences
Sensing–Intuition: describes how people prefer to gather
data—focused on what is actually evident through their five
senses or on abstract relationships between things
Thinking–Feeling: describes how people prefer to make
decisions—based on fact-based, logical analysis or guided by
personal values and concern for
the impact of a decision on others
Judging–Perceiving: describes how people prefer to deal
with the external world—in a planned, orderly way, or in a flexible,
spontaneous way
Combinations of these preferences result in 16 distinct
personality types. Importantly, each of the sixteen types
represents a normal, legitimate way of viewing the world.
Awareness of your own and other's Type not only will facilitate
communication, but will help make sense of what otherwise might
have seemed to be chaotic behavior!
(The Meyer Briggs Type Indicator, MBTI and the above logo are
all registered trademarks of the publisher, CPP, Inc.)
Reversal Theory is one of the most exciting psychological theories
to have emerged over the last forty years. The theory, developed
by Dr. Michael Apter of Georgetown University, deals with
motivation and examines how and why our behavior often reverses
itself. Once made aware of motivational states and
reversal triggers, an individual can manage both their personal
and professional lives more effectively. Only recently has a
tool been developed that makes the theory practically accessible
to everyone. We are pleased to be among the first in the United
States to offer our clients the Apter Motivational Style Profile (AMSP).
The Personal Strengths Publishing's Strength Deployment
Inventory (SDI) is a natural fit with
Climbing From the Fifth Station principles which
emphasize building on personal and organizational strengths.
Grounded in Relationship Awareness Theory, developed by Dr.
Elias Porter, it focuses on an individual's interpersonal
strengths and suggests how those strengths may be used to
develop stronger relationships. The SDI is a well seasoned
instrument for team building, personal growth and spiritual
development.
The
Leadership Spectrum Profile (LSP), developed by Dr. Mary Lippitt is a tool to help leaders focus on results.
The tool uses
business language and concepts, to draw attention to the assumptions that impact decisions and results.
The tool helps leaders and manager understand an organization's
lifecycle and to make decisions that match their place in the
lifecycle. The instrument is easy to use and provides leaders
with a unique, result-oriented perspective.
A theory, once grasped,
appears self evident.
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Make sense out of
the "chaos" of human behavior.
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