The Birkman Method: Your Personality at Work - Hardcover

Fink, Sharon Birkman; Capparell, Stephanie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1118207017 ISBN 13: 9781118207017

Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 2013

Synopsis

The first in-depth book on the personality assessment used by millions of people worldwide, revealing the underlying needs that drive and inspire you

Whether you're wondering if you are in the right career, looking to change job roles, or trying to reduce conflict and improve relationships at work and at home, you must begin by fully understanding your own interests and needs, and how they drive your ultimate happiness as well as unleash your stress points. Used by millions of people worldwide, The Birkman Method is the only personality-assessment tool that reaches beyond self-described behavior and situational analysis to unravel the DNA underpinning workplace satisfaction and productivity.

The Birkman Method reveals such aspects of your personality as your relationship with authority, communication style, response to incentives, ability to deal with change, and the triggers for stress that can derail you. By explaining how these factors fit together and work off each other, The Birkman Method becomes your guide to a deeper self-awareness that can help you attain more-inspiring leadership, better team harmony, and higher goals for you personally and throughout any organization.

About this title

About the Author

SHARON BIRKMAN FINK is president and CEO of Birkman International, Inc., developer of the Birkman Method. In 2002, she took over as head of the company, founded in 1951 by her father, Dr. Roger Birkman. She lives in Houston, Texas. For more information, please visit www.birkman.com.

STEPHANIE CAPPARELL is a journalist,author, and filmmaker. She is the coauthor of the international bestseller Shackleton’s Way and author of The Real Pepsi Challenge, and is an editor and writer for the Wall Street Journal. She lives in New York City.

From the Back Cover

Whether you’re wondering if you are in the right career, looking to change job roles, or trying to reduce conflict and improve relationships, you must begin by clearly understanding your own interests, personal behaviors, and motivations.

Used by millions of people worldwide, the Birkman Method is the only personality assessment to go beyond the behavior we can see to reveal the critical “DNA” underneath that drives productivity and job satisfaction. The Birkman delves deeply into such aspects of your personality as your communication style, response to incentives, ability to deal with change, and relationship with authority. These factors together show what motivates and ultimately drives you. Once you identify them, you can readily spot the triggers for stress that derail you on your worst days, and figure out how to maximize your potential when you’re at your best.

Each copy of The Birkman Method includes one free online Birkman assessment and personal report, which the book will help you interpret to better understand your individual needs, triggers, and strengths. Armed with your results, you will see the unique value you bring to your workplace, family, and community―and ultimately how to live up to your own highest potential.

The Birkman Method is a guide to achieving more inspiring leadership, better team harmony, and higher individual achievement, for you personally and throughout any organization.

From the Inside Flap

"The reality of life is that your perceptions?right or wrong?influence everything else you do. When you get a proper perspective of your perceptions, you may be surprised how many other things fall into place." ? Dr. Roger W. Birkman

Whether you're wondering if you are in the right career, looking to change job roles, or trying to reduce conflict and improve relationships, you must begin by clearly understanding your own interests, personal behaviors, and motivations.

Used by millions of people worldwide, the Birkman Method is the only personality assessment to go beyond the behavior we can see to reveal the critical "DNA" underneath that drives productivity and job satisfaction. The Birkman delves deeply into such aspects of your personality as your communication style, response to incentives, ability to deal with change, and relationship with authority. These factors together show what motivates and ultimately drives you. Once you identify them, you can readily spot the triggers for stress that derail you on your worst days, and figure out how to maximize your potential when you're at your best.

Each copy of The Birkman Method includes one free online Birkman assessment and personal report, which the book will help you interpret to better understand your individual needs, triggers, and strengths. Armed with your results, you will see the unique value you bring to your workplace, family, and community? and ultimately how to live up to your own highest potential.

The Birkman Method is a guide to achieving more inspiring leadership, better team harmony, and higher individual achievement, for you personally and throughout any organization.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118207017
• ISBN 13: 9781118207017
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240