About this session
Personality preferences can influence which ways of working feel more natural, but preference is not the same as ability.
Someone may prefer time to reflect before speaking and still become an excellent spontaneous presenter; another person may prefer structure and still learn to operate effectively in highly fluid environments.
The MBTI® framework gives participants a shared language for exploring these differences without treating personality as destiny.
Participants learn about the four preference pairs, consider their reported assessment result, explore examples from their own experience and determine the type description that fits them best.
The emphasis then moves from knowing a four-letter code to applying the insight.
Participants examine how their preferences may influence communication, information processing, decision-making, collaboration, change and problem-solving and practice flexing towards less-preferred approaches when the situation requires it.
The goal is greater self-awareness and behavioral choice — not placing people into fixed boxes.
What your people take away
- Understand the four MBTI® preference pairs and how they contribute to personality type
- Explore reported assessment results and participate in an appropriate best-fit verification process
- Distinguish personality preference from ability, skill, performance or potential
- Recognize how different preferences may influence communication, information and decisions
- Use type awareness to improve collaboration without stereotyping colleagues
- Develop greater behavioral flexibility when the situation requires a less-preferred approach
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30 minutes
30 Minutes — Key Points: Explore the MBTI® Preference FrameworkA focused 30-minute session on three key points from Explore the MBTI® Preference Framework: extraversion & Introversion, sensing & Intuition and thinking & Feeling.
- Extraversion & Introversion
- Sensing & Intuition
- Thinking & Feeling
Covers 3 of 5 points in Explore the MBTI® Preference Framework.
60 minutes
60 Minutes — Module 1: Explore the MBTI® Preference FrameworkParticipants explore the four MBTI® preference pairs and how they combine into a whole type.
- Module 1: Explore the MBTI® Preference Framework
- Live Q&A
Covers 1 of 4 parts: Explore the MBTI® Preference Framework.
90 minutes
90 Minutes — Modules 1 and 2: Interpreting Your Results WellBuilds on the 60-minute session. Participants also learn to read their results in context, as a starting point for development rather than a verdict.
- Module 1: Explore the MBTI® Preference Framework
- Module 2: Interpreting Your Results Well
- Live Q&A
Covers 2 of 4 parts: Explore the MBTI® Preference Framework and Interpreting Your Results Well.
3 hours
3 Hours — Modules 1 to 3: Use MBTI® Insight Without Putting People in BoxesBuilds on the 90-minute session. Participants also turn the insight into practice: notice your preference, understand the difference, flex deliberately and build better working agreements.
- Module 1: Explore the MBTI® Preference Framework
- Module 2: Interpreting Your Results Well
- Module 3: Use MBTI® Insight Without Putting People in Boxes
- Live Q&A
Covers 3 of 4 parts: Explore the MBTI® Preference Framework, Interpreting Your Results Well and Use MBTI® Insight Without Putting People in Boxes.
Full day
Full Day — The Complete Assessment ExperienceAll four modules in depth: the instrument, careful interpretation, applying the insight to real work and using it with the team, with time to set focused development goals.
- Module 1: Explore the MBTI® Preference Framework
- Module 2: Interpreting Your Results Well
- Module 3: Use MBTI® Insight Without Putting People in Boxes
- Module 4: Using MBTI® With Teams
- Live Q&A
Covers all 4 parts.
What’s covered
Explore the MBTI® Preference Framework
Every length- Extraversion & IntroversionThis preference pair explores different orientations towards the outer world of people and activity and the inner world of reflection and thought.
- Sensing & IntuitionThis preference pair explores different ways of taking in information.
- Thinking & FeelingThis preference pair explores different priorities people may naturally emphasize when reaching decisions.
- Judging & PerceivingThis preference pair explores different orientations towards structure, closure, flexibility and keeping options open.
- Move Beyond Four Separate LettersThe four preferences work together as a whole type.
Interpreting Your Results Well
90 minutes and longerPrinciples for reading results
- There is no best or ideal MBTI® type.
- Preference does not measure skill, intelligence, performance or potential.
- People can and do use behaviors associated with both sides of every preference pair.
- A reported type is part of an interpretive process rather than a verdict that must be accepted automatically.
- The participant's own experience is central to verifying the type that fits them best.
Use MBTI® Insight Without Putting People in Boxes
3 hours and longer- Notice Your PreferenceRecognize the approaches that tend to feel most natural in communication, information gathering, decisions and planning.
- Understand the DifferenceExplore why another person's preferred approach may look different without interpreting that difference as lower commitment, intelligence or competence.
- Flex DeliberatelyUse less-preferred behaviors when the situation requires them rather than treating personality type as a reason that a particular behavior is impossible.
- Build Better Working AgreementsTranslate type awareness into practical expectations around communication, decisions, meetings, feedback, planning and collaboration.
Using MBTI® With Teams
Full day onlyGround rules for team use
- Use type to explore communication and working differences rather than predict exactly how individuals will behave
- Do not assign roles or responsibilities simply because someone has a particular MBTI® type
- Do not use type to decide who should or should not belong on a team
- Avoid treating one preference as more professional, strategic, creative or leadership-oriented than another
- Personal results should not have to become public for someone to participate in team development
Tools and materials
- Licensed MBTI® Assessment
- Personal MBTI® Report
- Best-Fit Type Process
- Practitioner Interpretation
- Workplace Application Tools
- Development Follow-Through
How booking works
- Book online. Create a free Workbliss profile, then pay with session credits, by card or by invoice.
- Pick a date. Choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or book now and set the date later. Need it sooner? Email hello@workbliss.ai and we’ll see what we can do.
- Choose your expert. Within 3 working days, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date.
- We deliver it. Your expert is briefed on your people and goals, then runs the session live online or at your site.
Questions about MBTI® Assessment & Application
How long is MBTI® Assessment & Application?
MBTI® Assessment & Application runs as 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, 3 hours or full day. You choose the length when you book. A 30-minute session covers three key points from Explore the MBTI® Preference Framework: extraversion & Introversion, sensing & Intuition and thinking & Feeling. A 60-minute session covers Explore the MBTI® Preference Framework in full, with a live Q&A. A 90-minute session adds Interpreting Your Results Well. A 3-hour session adds Use MBTI® Insight Without Putting People in Boxes. A full-day session adds Using MBTI® With Teams.
Can MBTI® Assessment & Application be delivered online or in person?
Yes, both. It runs live online, so every office can join at the same time, or in person at your site, in any country.
How do we book MBTI® Assessment & Application?
Create a free Workbliss profile with your work email, then open MBTI® Assessment & Application to see the price for each length and book it. You can pay with session credits, by card or by invoice, and choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or set it later. Need it sooner? Email hello@workbliss.ai and we’ll see what we can do.
Who leads the session?
A vetted Workbliss expert, briefed on your people, culture and goals before the session. After you book, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date within 3 working days, so you can choose who leads it.
Can it be tailored to our company?
Yes. Every session is shaped around your goals, your people and the benefits you already offer, and delivered by experts in your people’s languages.