 Why do we behave the way we do? Personality style is the essence of who we are and how we approach life. Knowing one’s personal style provides useful insight into how we think and behave. The Personal Style Inventory is an accurate, easy to use, and statistically reliable assessment that identifies personality style along 4 pairs of dimensions: Extraversion or Introversion, Sensing or Intuiting, Thinking or Feeling, and Perceiving or Judging. Free Resources
The PSI identifies deep-seated style preferences along four pairs of dimensions: Extraversion and Introversion, Sensing and Intuiting, Thinking and Feeling, and Perceiving and Judging. The assessment measures the relative strengths of each dimension, which is more helpful to the individual, rather than the either/or results presented in other personality assessments. No formal certification is required to administer the Pesonal Style Inventory or facilitate a training session using the assessment. Learning Outcomes -
Identify preference for 1 of 16 personality styles -
Explore the strengths and potential blind spots of each personality style -
Understand how each style is likely to affect other individuals and/or group members Discover how to adjust to and capitalize on the personality strengths of others Theory and Development The Personal Style Inventory is based on Carl Jung’s theory of personality types. Jung found recognizable and repeated patterns in human behavior. These patterns, for almost all of the people Jung observed or read about, fell into one of several pairs of reactions. He described these in his Psychological Types, Volume Six of his Collected Works, published in 1921. Since that time, many people around the world have developed and expanded on Carl Jung’s work. We developed the Personal Style Inventory after careful study of his original ideas. The assessment measures an individual’s preference in four pairs of traits that relate to perceiving (the types of information to which one pays attention) and judging (how one makes decisions.) Differences in the way people prefer to perceive and make judgments about their perceptions lead to differences in behavior or personal style. Perceiving refers to the way in which people become aware of things, people, occurrences, and ideas. There are two ways of perceiving: Sensing and Intuition. Judging refers to the way in which people come to conclusions about what they have perceived. There are two ways of judging: Thinking and Feeling. In addition, people have preferences about where they choose to exercise their perception and judgment. Some people are outer-world oriented. They are referred to as Extraverts. Others are inner-world oriented. They are Introverts. Finally, people prefer one mental process to another. Some people favor the Perceiving process; others favor the Judging process.
What are the differences between the Personal Style Inventory and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® assessment? Both the PSI and MBTI® instruments use Jungian theory to measure personality style. However, each asks the individual to assume a different frame of reference. The MBTI® assessment attempts to measure how people usually behave. The PSI measures how people would prefer to behave. We believe this unveils a style closer to the true nature of the individual’s personality style.
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® and MBTI® are trademarks or registered trademarks of MBTI Trust, Inc., in the United States and other countries.
Uses for the Assessment
The Personal Style Inventory is effective both as a stand-alone learning instrument or as part of a more comprehensive training program. Here are some suggested applications for the Personal Style Inventory:
How It Works Individuals respond to a series of 32 statements, each describing a behavior associated with one of the four pairs of personal style preferences. The result is a personality style preference profile that is abbreviated by a combination of four letters (i.e., ISTP = Introversion/Sensing/Thinking/Perceiving). If you are planning to use the Personal Style Inventory in a classroom training session, we recommend you allow approximately 1 hour for interpretation of scores, topic discussion, debrief, and action planning. The Personal Style Inventory Facilitator Guide includes everything you need to lead a successful training session from comprehensive background information and activities, to reproducible handouts and even a professional PowerPoint presentation. The Facilitator Guide also offers an easy-to-follow workshop outline that expands the Personal Style Inventory into a 3-hour training program. What to Order The Personal Style Inventory is available in both Online and Print Versions. The Online Version is an excellent choice for enterprise-wide training or audiences that are geographically dispersed. It offers 24/7 access, streamlined distribution, and instant scoring. Each Online Assessment includes personalized reporting, full-color charts, interpretive information, worksheets, and action planning. The Print Version is ideal for facilitators who prefer to oversee scoring and administration of the assessment, if you don’t know who the participants will be before the class begins, or if your learners do not have easy access to computers. Includes pressure-sensitive forms for scoring to aid manual tabulation. The accompanying Participant Guide includes interpretive information, worksheets, and action planning. Initial Rollout
You will need to order one Facilitator Guide per trainer and either 1 Participant Guide (Print Version) or 1 Online Assessment (Online Version) for each individual learner. The Starter Kit is a great way to begin your rollout and includes a Facilitator Guide and 5 Print Participant Guides or 5 Online Assessments. Additional Participant Guides or Online Assessment credits may be purchased separately. Purchasing all of the participant materials you need at one time may qualify you for quantity discounts that can save you money and simplify ordering.
If you are new to this product we highly recommend HRDQ QuickStart Training, whether you are a novice trainer or a seasoned facilitator. It’s an excellent way to quickly get up to speed on the product so you can step into your first training class with confidence. Personalized, one-on-one telephone coaching is provided at your convenience. Our subject matter experts will review the program with you, offer ideas for tailoring the program to your specific needs, discuss typical participant questions and reactions, and more.
Ongoing Training
Each time you administer the assessment you will need to order a new Participant Guide or Online Assessment for each individual. Quantity discounts begin at 50 units per order. Additional Facilitator Guides are also available for individual purchase if you have additional trainers or require a new copy.
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Product Type
Assessment
Time Required
Scoring: 15 minutes
Interpretation: 1 hour
Workshop: 3 hours (optional)
Authors
R. Craig Hogan, PhD
David W. Champagne, EdD
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