Understanding Personality Differences for Effective Leadership

Introduction

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is the most widely used, researched and written about Personality Type Instrument over the past 50 years. The MBTI provides a useful method for understanding people by looking at their natural preferences on four dimensions or dichotomies, namely, Extraversion-Introversion (E-I), Sensing-Intuition (S-N), Thinking-Feeling (T-F), and Judging-Perceiving (J-P). These four represent equally valuable opposite poles that everyone uses at different times. These four preferences give rise to a set of sixteen unique and different Personality Types.

The MBTI can be used as a powerful model for explaining the habits of mind each person uses for adjusting and responding to everyday demands using our perceiving and judging functions. Because these habits of mind promote typical behavioural expressions, psychological type also gives us a handle on the differences in the work and interpersonal styles we see around us in organisations, at home, and in our communities.

Programme Objectives

At the end of this programme, participants are expected to have gained significant insights into the natural preferences of people, understand personality differences and be able to practice appreciation of individual differences for enhancing personal and professional effectiveness.

Programme Coverage

(Administration of MBTI prior to the programme date)

Introduction to Personal and Professional Effectiveness
Introduction to Personality Types using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
Analysis of Individual Types
Personality Types and Communication
Using Personality Differences to Enhance Leadership Effectiveness

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Programme Investment

INR 2,250/-, exclusive of 18% GST; payment to be made in favour of ‘GRG Education Services’, payable at Coimbatore [GSTIN: 33AAMFS4394M1ZJ]

Programme Facilitator

Prof. Balasubramanian is currently the Director of GRG Centre for Advanced Studies, Coimbatore. He is a Graduate in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Madras and holds PG Diploma in Management (MBA) from IIM Calcutta. He is a Fellow of the All India Management Association.

He has nearly 50 years of professional experience. He has held senior executive positions for 30 years in private and public sector industry in India and abroad. He joined the academia in 1999/2000. Prior to joining the GRG group, Coimbatore in February 2007, he was a Professor at T.A. Pai Management Institute, Manipal (TAPMI). He is actively involved in management education, training, and consulting. His academic interests are in the fields of Business Leadership and Strategy. He has conducted successful and highly rated training programmes for a large number of organizations.

He has actively served as a Member of the Council of Management of All India Management Association (AIMA) and the Managing Committee of Coimbatore Management Association; He continues to serve on the Education Panel of CII Southern Region and of CII Coimbatore Zone.