Birkman Method®

What is the Birkman Method?

The Birkman Method^® consists of a 298-question personality assessment and a series of related report sets that facilitate team building, executive coaching leadership development, career counseling and interpersonal conflict resolution. The Birkman Method® combines motivational, behavioral and interest evaluation into one single assessment, which provides a multi-dimensional and comprehensive analysis, thus reducing the need for multiple assessments. The questionnaire is delivered on-line and should take about 45 minutes to complete. It has been translated into 11 languages in addition to English.

Delving Deeper

Through a combination of regression and factor analysis, The Birkman Method® identifies the respondent's everyday interpersonal style (usual behavior), and unlike most other popular assessments, gives unique insights into underlying motivations and needs. Stress behaviors are identified when these needs are not met. Knowing the underlying motivations and the consequences of unmet needs give the coach, consultant, counselor and organizational development professional an effective way to improve workplace performance and reduce conflict.

In brief, The Birkman Method® includes the five following major perspectives:

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

The Birkman Report Sets

The Birkman Method^® is delivered on-line. You can access a variety of different reports and have the flexibility to combine reports specific to your needs. These insightful reports are designed to be used by Birkman Certified Consultants and those that have received training in The Birkman Method®. To learn how to become a certified consultant click here.

The Coaching Report was introduced in 2006 and gives executive coaches and human resource professionals a powerful tool based on the analytic power of The Birkman Method®. However, the Coaching Report does not require any special knowledge of the scales and measurements and is written in plain English. It can be used by coaches without any specific training and is easily understood by their coachees. To learn more about the Coaching Report, click here.

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 applications including:

		Pre-Employment		Conflict Management
		Individual Development		Stress Management
		Team Building		Culture Management
		Team Development		Mergers and Acquisitions
		Career Guidance		Workplace Diversity
		Career Management		Succession Planning
		Career Transition		Crisis Management
		Coaching		Retirement Planning
		Executive Coaching		Marital Counseling
		Leadership Development		Counseling