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Often the issues that propel leaders to seek consulting help are just the symptoms of broader or deeper concerns.

Alternatively, some leaders seeking to restructure or refocus their teams want additional information to help chart the appropriate course.

There are a number of ways that we can develop a full picture of the current situation in an organization. We can conduct one-on-one interviews, focus groups and use paper or online assessments to gather data needed to formulate an appropriate course of action. The following are just a sampling of available instrumentation. In addition, we can create organization-specific assessments to assess readiness for change, organizational culture or other topics.

Please contact us to discuss how additional data may be incorporated into your ongoing training and development plans, teambuilding or organizational initiatives.

Myers Briggs Type Indicator®

The Myers Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI) is the most widely used psychological assessment tool for mentally healthy individuals in the US. It is used in business and educational settings to help individuals understand their own personality preferences first, and secondly to appreciate that the different personality types all have value. It has been translated into 26 languages and is used extensively worldwide, with Japan having the largest research database. More than three million MBTIs are administered each year in the U.S.

As a psychological inventory, the MBTI must be administered and interpreted by a practitioner qualified to purchase the instrument. This will typically be someone who has completed course work in psychological tests and measurement and/or has completed an MBTI qualifying training workshop, specifically in the psychometric properties and interpretation of the MBTI.

Marilyn Marles passed the qualifying exam in 1993 through the program offered by OKA Associates. Since then she has lead many one-day workshops and interpreted the MBTI for hundreds of individuals and teams as part of various organizational interventions.

Many of the misuses of psychological type result from a practitioner's lack of knowledge of how the MBTI is different from other instruments.
Because of this, it's a good idea to ask anyone offering the MBTI about his or her qualifications. Those who belong to a professional association such as the Association for Psychological Type ascribe to a code of ethics regarding appropriate uses of the MBTI.

	Self-understanding and development
	Career exploration, development, and counseling
	Relationship and family counseling
	Organization development
	Team building
	Improving problem solving
	Management training
	Leadership development
	Education and curriculum development
	Diversity and multicultural training

Other sources of information:

Consulting Psychologists Press, owner of the MBTI
Association for Psychological Type International
Otto Kroeger and Associates
Center for Applications of Psychological Type
Myers and Briggs Foundation

Example Behavioral Assessments