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Since 1951, The Birkman Method® has helped individuals and companies reach greater performance levels. Designed to accurately measure and understand individual performance potential, this proven methodology has effectively clarified strengths and effective behaviors, interests and goals, management styles, solution styles, underlying needs, and stress behaviors of individuals across a range of industries.

By integrating both behavioral and motivational aspects, the management information captured opens the door to greater personal, team and organizational productivity. Since inception, research has been an integral part of developing the Birkman. Today, more than five decades of research and development allows the Birkman to continually develop what we know about people.

The Birkman has been developed as a self-report questionnaire eliciting responses about perception of self, perception of social context (others), and perception of career opportunities. Over 2 million people in over 5,000 organizations have contributed to the depth and strength of the assessment.

The Birkman focuses on five major perspectives:

1. Usual Behavior – an individual’s effective behavioral style of dealing with relationships and tasks.
2. Underlying Needs – an individual’s expectations of how relationships and social situations should be governed in context of the relationship or situation.
3. Stress Behaviors – an individual’s ineffective style of dealing with relationships or tasks; behavior observed when underlying needs are not met.
4. Interests – an individual’s expressed preference for job titles based on the assumption of equal economic rewards.
5. Organizational Focus - the perspective in which an individual views problems and solutions relating to organizational goals.

Advantages of The Birkman Method

Integrated – Only Birkman combines behavioral, motivational and interest measurements in a single assessment. It features one system with one language to perform all levels of your human development work, replacing the need to use multiple tools.

Descriptive & Prescriptive – Birkman provides a deep level of both descriptive and prescriptive information.
 
A Wide Range of Applications

As the premier non-clinical instrument for measuring human behavior and occupational strengths, the Birkman provides a wide range of personal and professional applications including:

• Pre-Employment • Individual Development • Team Building • Team Development • Career Guidance • Career Management • Career Transition • Coaching • Executive Coaching • Leadership Development

• Conflict Management • Stress Management • Culture Management • Mergers and Acquisitions • Workplace Diversity • Succession Planning • Crisis Management • Retirement Planning • Marital Counseling • Counseling

Multiple languages available.

QUICKSTART

A quick and easy way to begin utilizing The Birkman Method in your organization.  QuickStart is a turnkey approach offering savings and a small budget approach that provides a full-service package for implementing this premier tool. For information, please email info@corbettconsultinggroup.com