The Birkman Method (eBook)

Your Personality at Work

Sharon Birkman Fink, Stephanie Capparell (Autoren)

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2013 | 1. Auflage
240 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-42111-6 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

Autor

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.

Inhalt

Preface ix

Introduction 1

1 You Are Here! Taking the Birkman 13

The Birkman at Work: Your Right Path 20

2 Identifying Your Strengths 25

The Birkman at Work: Team Building 49

3 The Components: Eleven Personality Markers 59

The Birkman at Work: Negotiations 69

4 Your Communication Comfort Zone: Esteem and Acceptance
73

The Birkman at Work: Couples Counseling 84

5 The Power of Process: Structure 89

The Birkman at Work: Corporate Transitions 98

6 Are You a Boss or Just Bossy? Authority 105

The Birkman at Work: Executive Coaching 117

7 Are You in It to Win It? Advantage and Activity 125

The Birkman at Work: Diversity 136

8 How Your Emotions Can Help or Hurt a Decision: Empathy and
Thought 141

The Birkman at Work: The Global Workplace 155

9 Are You a Frustrated Maverick in the Workplace? Freedom and
Change 163

The Birkman at Work: Nonprofi t Organizations 173

10 The Wide-Angle View: Challenge 177

The Birkman at Work: Life's Next Act 185

Epilogue: Do People Change? 191

Interviewees 195

Notes 201

Acknowledgments 203

About the Authors 205

Index 207

About Birkman International, Inc. 225

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.4.2013
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
• Schlagworte: Business & Management • Wirtschaft • Wirtschaft u. Management
• ISBN-10: 1-118-42111-6 / 1118421116
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-42111-6 / 9781118421116