MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®)  

For Businesses:
 
Ikuko helps you find solutions that will align your management capabilities to your business strategy for:

Maximizing employees’ performance
Increasing effective communication
Developing leadership
Building stronger teams
Managing conflicts
Promoting diversity
Managing stress 
 
The MBTI®, developed by Katharine Briggs and Isabel Briggs Myers, measures innate personality preferences described by Swiss psychiatrist Carl G. Jung. The MBTI has been utilized by organizations worldwide for over 40 years to help individuals and teams learn about themselves, their leaders and how the team can draw on differences in constructive ways to produce team success.
 
Ikuko Tsuruta Lazarus, MS, NCC, a Certified MBTI Master Practitioner, reflecting the highest standards in both the theory and application of the MBTI assessment, offers seminars and training for businesses and organizations, as well as for high school and university students.
 

Ikuko listens to your wants. Analyzing the situation, she selects the appropriate assessment tools for solving problems and delivers a tailor-made program within your budget. Typically, workshops are three hours to three days, for three people and up. Individuals’ training and coaching sessions are 90 minutes per week for several months. Fees are arranged by hours, location, number of people and assessment cost.
 
Below are the assessment and materials used with the program.  (Chose one after the consultation)

 Assessment

Step I (Form M) Reports

MBTI® Interpretive Report
Summarizes MBTI results concisely yet thoroughly.
MBTI® Interpretive Report for Organizations
Summarizes leadership, communication, and problem-solving styles.
MBTI® Team Report
Describes a group’s type and its related problem-solving and conflict management styles.
MBTI® Communication Style Report
Describes communication strengths, offers practical tips for communicating with others and action steps.
MBTI® Decision Making Style Report
Describes decision-making strengths, potential challenges, and areas for development.
MBTI® Stress Management Report
Describes the impact of stress on personality characteristics and provides tips for leveraging strengths to deal with stress effectively.

Step II™ (Form Q) Report

MBTI® Step II™ Interpretive Report
Comprehensive report that explores the variation within a client’s personality type.

Materials
Introduction to Type ®
Introduction to Type ® in Organizations
Introduction to Type ® and Teams
Introduction to Type ® and Conflict
Introduction to Type ® and Change
Introduction to Type ® and Communication
Introduction to Type ® and Coaching
Introduction to Type ® and Careers
Introduction to Type ® and Emotional Intelligence
Introduction to Type ® Dynamics & Development
Introduction to Type ® in College
In the Grip
Introduction to Type ® and Selling
Introduction to Type ® and Decision Making
Introduction to Type ® and Project Management
Introduction to Type ® and Learning
Introduction to Type ® and Leadership
Introduction to Type® and Innovation

Ikuko will assist you to choose the right combination for your organizational needs.

For Individuals:

Ikuko helps you find solutions that will fulfill your potential.
 
The area of expertise:
 
Career exploration
Personal development
Maximizing learning agility
Enhancing communication
Decision making
 
Do you wonder why some people act differently?
The way they socialize, the way they take information, the way they make decisions, and the way they approach deadlines seems hard to understand, thus it causes frustration.
You can’t get rid of them. You can’t force them to change. You have to deal with it.

How do you collaborate with those different types of folk?
Do you have to learn to live with it, or try hard to figure it out?

The MBTI®, instrument reflects a person’s preferred ways of directing their attention and energy (Extraversion or Introversion), taking information (Sensing or Intuition), decision making (Thinking or Feeling), and managing their time (Judging or Perceiving).
Those preferences are then combined to form one of sixteen personality types.

Ikuko will help you understand the meaning of the results and how to benefit from the information. You can make an appointment with Ikuko for taking MBTI or if you had taken MBTI before but don’t feel like you gained much insight, bring the result with you to Ikuko. 

Individual interpretation and counseling is also available via Skype.
For the Skype sessions, you require audio and a web cam for your computer.
Once you have decided to take a session, please let me know a convenient date and time for an initial session. I will try to accommodate you as best as I can.
At the same time, I will send the informed consent and questionnaire via e-mail with an attachment. You will open the form by Word, and send it back via e-mail. When I have received the questionnaire, I will send the PayPal money request to you.
When you send the money, please let me know your Skype ID. At this point, our session will be confirmed. A 24-hour cancellation policy will kick in.
I will call you via Skype at the date and time we agree on.

 History, Reliability and Validity of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) Instrument

Assessment tools

MBTI® (Myers-Briggs Type indicator®)
A powerfully versatile solution that has helped millions of people around the world better understand themselves and how they interact with others. It has also helped organizations of all sizes address their needs, from team building, leadership and coaching, and conflict management to career development and retention.

FIRO® (Fundamental Interpersonal Relations OrientationTM )
Help people understand their behavior—and that of others—in interpersonal situations. FIRO-B® and FIRO BusinessTM assessments can be used in a variety of settings and in combination with other solutions to improve organizational performance.

TKI (The Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument)
The world’s best-selling assessment is for understanding how different conflict-handling styles affect interpersonal and group dynamics. It’s also a fast and powerful tool that can go beyond conflict management to support your team-building, leadership and coaching, and retention goals.

Strong Interest Inventory®
Help students discover their interests, preferences, and personal styles—exactly the information they need to select classes or choose a career they can be passionate about.