The MBTI® instrument is the world's most widely used personality indicator, with over 2 million people taking it annually. It is the pre-eminent personality profiler, giving you a deep understanding of yourself and others. It explains how differences between people can be observed and described. It therefore gives you very clear and tips and advice for:
The MBTI® instrument is therefore the preferred choice for leadership trainers, executive coaches and employee counsellors.
The MBTI® instrument is a forced choice, self-report, personality questionnaire used to measure and describe people's preferences for taking in information, making decisions and orienting their lives. It is based on Carl Jung's theory of perception and judgment and classifies people into 16 broad personality Types. The MBTI® instrument provides a simple way of seeing how people are alike and how they differ.
You are invited to celebrate your own gifts then value and respect others for the different gifts they bring to life and work.
The MBTI® instrument helps determine an individual's preferences on four dichotomies. A person either prefers :
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Extraversion - Prefers to draw energy from the world of activity, people and things |
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Introversion - Prefers to draw energy from the inner world of reflections, feelings and ideas |
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Sensing - Prefers to focus on information gained from the five senses and on practical applications |
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Intuition - Prefers to focus on patterns, connections and possible meanings |
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Thinking - Prefers to base decisions on logic and objective analysis of cause and effect |
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Feeling - Prefers to base decisions on a valuing process, considering what is important to people |
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Judging - Likes a planned, organised approach to life and prefers to have things organised |
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Perceiving - Likes a flexible, spontaneous approach and prefers to keep options open |
The various combinations of these preferences result in 16 personality "Types", each associated with a unique set of behavioural characteristics and values, which provide an excellent starting point for leadership and team development.
The Myers-Briggs Company Pty Ltd. (The Myers-Briggs Company) is the regional distributor for the MBTI® , FIRO® , EQ-i® , TKI™ plus a wide range of other instruments. MDS manages MDS Hong Kong, MDS Beijing and MDS Taiwan. We hold a full stock of the psychometric instruments, books and booklets distributed by The Myers-Briggs Company Pty Ltd.
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Hong Kong enquiries:
Daniel Lee or Angela Leung on (852) 2817 6807
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China enquiries:
Jackie Zhang on (86 10) 8441 7710
(jackie@mdsbeijing.com)
Taiwan enquiries:
Vivian Chan or Carlson Leung on (886 2) 7730 3378 ext 8092
(vivian@mdshongkong.com or carlson@mdshongkong.com)
MDS is the sole distributor for The Myers-Briggs Company (visit https://ap.themyersbriggs.com) and delivers the 4 day international MBTI® Certification Programme (Step I and II) in Hong Kong (English or Cantonese) and Beijing and Taipei (Mandarin). If you have a first degree (in any subject) you are eligible to apply for the MBTI® Certification Programme.
On successful completion of the MBTI® Certification Programme you will be registered as a certified practitioner of the MBTI® instruments (Steps I and II). You will then be able to buy and administer the instruments via MDS. MDS became the centre of excellence for the MBTI® in Hong Kong, Beijing and Taipei in 2001. Since then we have certified MBTI® practitioners in more than 70 of the top global companies operating in Greater China.
Please take a moment to view this video to learn about the benefits of certification in the MBTI® instrument.
You may choose either the MBTI® Step I or Step II reports. The Step I report presents your basic MBTI® Type. However more senior groups usually chose the MBTI® Step II report, as this builds on the basic Type to create a personalised report. The Step I report is generated by the MBTI® Form M, and Step II report is generated by the MBTI® Form Q.
Your MBTI® Step I results are generated by the Form M questionnaire. This may be taken as a self-scorable (paper and pencil) questionnaire. However it is more popular to complete your Form M questionnaire online so that one of the following reports can be generated.
The MBTI® Step II Report is generated by the Form Q questionnaire. This is only available online, and produces a choice of the following reports:
All reports (and the self-scorable Form M) are accompanied by the booklet “Introduction to Myer-Briggs® Type”. This enables you to confirm your “best fit” and gives detailed information of your basic MBTI® Type and a clear understanding of how you interact with other Types.
Form M has 93 questions and takes 15 – 20 minutes to complete. You can complete it either self scorable in class with the group, or online as pre-course preparation. The advantage of the self-scorable is that it allows the trainer to ensure that you get into the right mindset before completing the questionnaire. The advantage of the online system is that it saves valuable programme time, and also produces a range of reports.
The Form M is used with the booklet "Introduction to Myer-Briggs®Type". This gives a comprehensive description of all 16 Types and a clear description of how you can apply your new self-awareness and awareness of others using MBTI® data.
Form Q has 144 questions and takes 20 – 30 minutes to complete. It produces your basic MBTI® Type plus additional data which describes your unique characteristics. The Step II report is essential for senior people who will need a more "expert" understanding of their own Type. The report shows 20 "facets" (5 for each dichotomy). For example, the Extraversion – Introversion dichotomy contains the following five facets:
The Step II report shows that you might show “out of preference” behaviours in any of these facets – hence your uniqueness in your MBTI® Type.
To see how MDS has embedded the MBTI® instrument into our core leadership and sales programmes please click:
To help you become more expert with MBTI® applications in the workplace a range of excellent booklets is available. For the complete list please visit the CPP Product Directory. Or visit the following links to see the application programmes which MDS has designed in 10 key subject areas – and the relevant MBTI® booklets used.
Please note. The MBTI® instrument cannot be used for hiring. Although there is a clear link between Type preferences and attraction to particular occupations, the MBTI® instrument does not measure skills and abilities. Further, it does not have a "lie detector" embedded into it. However the MBTI® instrument should be used in all internal talent management processes as it gives essential data on a candidate’s potential assets and development areas.
Welcome to the MBTI® Elite Club. This is a first in Hong Kong – designed to link up the more than 1,200 trainers, coaches, counsellors and consultants who have qualified as MBTI practitioners with MDS over the last 20 years.
Mission
Our mission is to enable all of you to:
The Elite Club will do this by:
Support
The MDS team wants to support you to sponsor and promote the MBTI assessment in your workplace. Participants report high levels of satisfaction with the MBTI – not only for improved self-awareness, but also for building better relationships in life and work.
We would like to ensure that you get even higher
approval ratings by becoming an expert practitioner
MBTI Applications
Welcome
The MBTI Elite Club is open to all MBTI practitioners.
This programme is targeted for executives who, at this stage in their careers, need to be totally confident and comfortable with their leadership style and enjoy being on the leadership stage. They will need to be aware of how their leadership behaviours affect the people who create success for their business. In this programme they will learn what motivates them to lead and critically assess their present leadership performance. From this they will be able to craft a personal plan for leadership effectiveness.
The programme is run as separate coaching assignments for each executive team member and delivered over a 6 month period. Click Executive Coaching. It may also include several half day sessions when the team meets for certain shared learning events. These are usually:
Building Collaboration and Shared Vision in the Executive Team
This 2 day programme enables an executive team to raise levels of trust and transparency between members and the team leader and build a shared vision for the future. Team members profile their strengths and their potential pitfalls. Also, understanding the CEO’s leadership style, and learning how to work with it is a key to success. Together, this creates the culture for a highly collaborative team focused on a commitment to shared business goals.
Essential Preparations
Before the executive team meets for the programme, each team member completes the MBTI Step II questionnaire and receives feedback on the report. This may be done as a half day team event or as individual feedback sessions with the trainer.
2 Day Programme
Day 1: Valuing Others – Building Effective Relationships
Day 2: Building Synergy
"Building the Executive Team” is often followed by a specially written module 2 which picks up on the action plan which the team agreed to. Alternatively executive team members move into “Executive Development” and work on a specially created Personal Development Plan to increase leadership effectiveness. (click Executive Development)
Task and People Skills for Middle Managers
This 2-module programme enables middle managers to become highly effective team leaders. It uses a model for building high performance teams based on the following 5 areas of team development:
Middle managers need to be confident about their leadership style. This means being aware of themselves and the natural gifts they bring to leadership. They also need to learn how to adapt their style for situational leadership. Participants will learn how to produce outcomes in these areas and use check lists to ensure that they take these skills back to their team in the workplace.
Leadership Competencies
Module 1 – Finding Your Leadership Style
Day 1 Awareness of Self and Others
Day 2 The Building Blocks of Leadership
Module 2 – Managing High Performance
Day 1 Performance Management
Day 2 Stepping up to Leadership
Using the Myer-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) (2 Days)
The MBTI® is the world's leading instrument for assessing personality type. This gives you deep insights into the gifts which you bring to your selling role – and also indicates areas where you are not gifted. You also learn how to interpret your client’s personality and gain a huge advantage in relationship selling.
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Uses interactive exercises, short demonstrations and tailor made role play scenarios. You will receive your own MBTI® Interpretive Report for Organisations with details of your work style, selling style, communication style and approach to problem solving.
Career Development – Using the MBTI® Instrument (2 Days)
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Overview
This programme enables you to build a career mindset and manage your own career path using the MBTI® instrument. You will learn the gifts and drawbacks you have both in selecting a career and in planning your career development process.
Day 1 gives you a solid grounding in self-awareness as you reach MBTI® “best fit” (agree your personality type), and carry out the key MBTI® exercises to understand your career mindset. In
Day 2 you will learn how you make decisions about careers and what careers and workplace cultures attract you. You will also learn 4 key steps in job search, including how to set your career goal and overcome obstacles which are predicted by your Type.
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Change – Using the MBTI® Instrument (2 Days)
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Overview
This programme enables you to build your own readiness for organisational change and also help your team members through the transition.
Day 1 gives you a solid grounding in self-awareness as you reach MBTI® “best fit” (agree your personality type), and carry out MBTI® exercises for building resilience to change. You will understand your own and others’ feelings and reactions to change and will build your confidence to lead in changing settings by understanding personality type.
In Day 2 you will learn techniques for helping others work successfully through workplace changes.
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Coaching – using the MBTI® Instrument (2 Days)
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Overview
This programme enables you to become a much better coach by understanding personality type. Knowing your coachee’s Type enables you to thoroughly prepare a coaching session. Knowing your own Type enables you to flex your style along the enquiry – advocacy scale.
Day 1 gives you a solid grounding in self-awareness as you reach MBTI® “best fit” (agree your personality type) and carry out the key MBTI® exercises to understand the needs of coachees of different Types. You will also learn how to use an effective coaching model.
In Day 2 you will learn how to prepare yourself for coaching different Types. You will also understand your own potential assets and blind spots in coaching. You later test your new skills in complex role plays which include role play actors with cue cards.
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Conflict Mediation – Using the MBTI® Instrument (2 Days)
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Overview
This programme enables you to greatly improve performance in the workplace by handling conflict effectively. You will learn key skills to manage your own conflict with others and advanced skills for mediating conflict between others.
Day 1 gives you a solid grounding in self-awareness as you reach MBTI® “best fit” (agree your personality type) and carry out the key MBTI® exercises for understanding why people of different Types get into conflict. You will learn how to value others who are different to you and work on ways to remove the misunderstandings which cause conflict.
In Day 2 you will learn skills to resolve conflicts by using the MBTI® model for conflict resolution. This gives you a complete guide for mediation.
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Innovation – Using the MBTI® Instrument (2 Days)
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Overview
This programme enables you to build an innovation team. It demonstrates how different Types each have a contribution to make in the innovation process. You also learn how to strengthen your particular contribution to innovation.
Day 1 gives you a solid grounding in self-awareness as you reach MBTI® “best fit” (agree your personality type) and carry out the key MBTI® exercises for creativity and innovation. You will learn which Types are genuinely creative, and how other Types assess ideas or put ideas to work.
In day 2 you will explore how these differences can be used effectively. You will also use a framework that will give you a flexible step by step approach to implementing innovation.
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Leadership – Using the MBTI® Instrument (2 Days)
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Overview
This programme enables you to become a highly effective team leader. To achieve this you need to be aware of yourself and others and the natural gifts which you bring to leadership, and to have a clear personal development plan.
Day 1 gives you a solid grounding in self-awareness as you reach MBTI® “best fit” (agree your personality type) and the chance to see the gifts you bring to leadership, as well as the areas where you will need to develop.
In day 2 you will learn a model of leadership using the MBTI® and join in exercises to see your leadership in action. You will learn that creating and communicating a vision is as important as supervising tasks.
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Persuading and Influencing – using the MBTI® Instrument (2 Days)
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Overview
This programme enables you to become a persuasive person who gets others to accept your ideas. You will also learn the techniques for building networks of influence so that others seek you out for advice.
Day 1 gives you a solid grounding in self-awareness as you reach MBTI® “best fit” (agree your personality type) and carry out the key MBTI® exercises for communication. These provide clear examples of how different Types are motivated and inspired (or the reverse) by particular ideas and presentational style.
In Day 2 you will learn the tips and techniques for getting your ideas across effectively to different people. You also learn how to present an image of confidence and openness so that others want you in their network.
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Selling – Using the MBTI® Instrument (2 Days)
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This programme gives you the skills for building client relationships in complex B2B selling. You learn that understanding your client’s Type gives you an immediate advantage in “getting on her wavelength”.
Day 1 gives you a solid grounding in self-awareness as you reach MBTI® “best fit” (agree your personality type) and carry out the key MBTI® exercises for selling. You will gain skills to guess the personality types of your different buyers. You will also realise areas in selling where you are gifted (by Type) and others where you are challenged.
In day 2 you will use “Using Type and Selling.” This gives you tips and techniques to build confidence with your clients by asking richer questions, leading purposeful discussions and closing deals more effectively.
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Team Building – Using the MBTI Instrument (2 Days)
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This programme is designed for an intact team, and gives you the skills for raising team effectiveness by greatly improving, trust, transparency, communication and collaboration between team members.
Day 1 gives you a solid grounding in self-awareness as you reach MBTI® “best fit” (agree your personality type) and carry out the key MBTI® exercises for team building. After day 1 there is a break (usually 2 days) while MDS generates the MBTI® Team Report for each team member.
In Day 2 the team comes together to build skills in 5 applications from the MBTI® Team Report. This helps to improve decision making, reduce conflict and raise team synergy to a new level. The team also learns how to align around the leader's style.
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Teamworking – Using the MBTI® Instrument (2 Days)
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Overview
This programme gives you the team working skills which are key to high performance in the workplace. It allows you to explore how team members work together to communicate, plan, make decisions and achieve results together.
Day 1 gives you a solid grounding in self-awareness as you reach MBTI® “best fit” (agree your personality type) and carry out the key MBTI® exercises for team working. This leads to a new understanding of the strengths you bring to the team — and the different strengths of others.
In day 2 you will explore yourself and your team more deeply. You will look for shared goals and agree to building synergy and team spirit. You will also learn tips and techniques for raising team scores in communication, cooperation and collaboration.
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