For many years now, people have been trying to find ways of understanding behaviour. One such method, which is becoming ever more popular, is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®.

   Isabel Myers

This method looks at how different people behave “naturally” and, more particularly, how they operate in four fundamental dimensions:

• How they renew their energies
• How they take in information
• Their process of making decisions and choices
• Their lifestyle
   

The MBTI® says that in each dimension, or dichotomy, every individual has a single, natural preference. These four preferences combine to produce sixteen types, which can be represented graphically in a type table.

This type table is not in any way designed to stereotype people, or to “pigeonhole” them, but should be seen as a house with sixteen rooms: one of these rooms is yours, a place where you feel at home, where you can be yourself. But how long do you stay in one room? You regularly go to other rooms to enjoy the views they give you (according to Roger Pearman).

You need a qualification before you are allowed, or indeed, able to use the MBTI®. OPP provides the relevant training. Download here information on the qualifying program : mbti-step1-qualifying-wkshp.pdf