Introduction to Personality Type for Organizations

Facilitated by:

Thomas E. (TED) Boyce, Ph.D.

 Program Description:

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI®) personality inventory was developed to make the theory of psychological types described by Carl Jung understandable and useful in people’s lives. The essence of the theory is that much seemingly random variation in the behavior of individuals is actually quite orderly and consistent, being due to basic differences in the ways individuals prefer to use their perception and judgment.

The MBTI® has a 50-year history of success and has been taken by millions of people in 70 different countries. It has found wide application in the many aspects of an organization, including team development, conflict resolution, decision making, recognition and rewards, executive coaching and, of course, continuous self-development.  The MBTI® can provide a common platform for understanding within any group situation, allowing communicators to adjust their communications to meet the preferences of their audience.

 During this workshop, participants will be: administered the MBTI, provided a practical Introduction to Type Theory, coached to create their best-fit personality type, and taken through a series of exercises that will help them to immediately understand the dynamics of their personality preferences when interacting with those similar and different in preference. By the end of this immersive experience, participants will view themselves and those working in their organizations differently.  The visible result will be improved communication and better working relationships.

 Those who administer the MBTI must be credentialed and certified.  And, all are bound to a strict code of ethics guiding the use of psychological instruments.  Dr. Thomas Boyce, the workshop facilitator, is one of the few consultants practicing in organizations today who holds both the MBTI certification and an accredited Ph.D. in psychology. 

Gather your colleagues and join Dr. Boyce for an experience you will always remember.

 Program Goals:

1. Provide an Understanding of Personality Type Theory and Type Dynamics
2. Administer MBTI (R) to participants
3. Identify and Facilitate Understanding of Participant’s Own Personal Personality Type
4. Conduct Exercises to Facilitate Understanding of How One’s Personality Type Interacts with Others
5. Facilitate discussion of how to use Type Differences Constructively
6. Provide Overview of How MBTI(R) is Useful in Organizational Settings

 Program Outcome:

 Provide a practical understanding of personality type and type dynamics to improve individual and group communications

 Program Agenda:

1. Explain and Verify MBTI results
2. The MBTI instrument, meaning of preferences
3. MBTI definitions, with self-assessment
4. Individual results and verification
5. Group type table
6. Apply type information to a team/group environment
7. Negotiate differences & Improve interpersonal interactions
   1. Living type table
   2. Type “splitting”

Course Leader Biography:

THOMAS E. (TED) BOYCE received a Ph.D. in psychology from the American Psychological Association Accredited Graduate Program at Virginia Tech and was a professor of Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno.  He is currently President and Senior Consultant with the Center for Behavioral Safety, LLC and a sought-after conference speaker, consultant, and executive coach.  With 20 years of experience applying psychology to address business problems, Dr. Boyce has become a trusted advisor to numerous organizations because of his people-centered solutions.  In just the past decade he has shared his practical knowledge with executives at Amcor PET, Barrick Gold Corporation, CalPortland, City of Reno, County of Santa Clara, Freeport-McMoran, Granite Construction, Martin Marietta, MSHA, NASA, Newmont Mining Corporation, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Ralston Purina, Unilever-Best Foods, the University of California Office of the President, U.S. Army, and Zurich North America among others.  Dr. Boyce has authored dozens of publications, including invited works for Psychology Builds a Healthy World (APA Press), Rock Products, Mining Quarterly, Motivated! Magazine, Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, and EHS Today.  Dr. Boyce is a certified MBTI practitioner and a full member of the American Psychological Association, the international Association for Behavior Analysis, and Sigma Xi, the scientific research honor society.