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Myers Briggs Type Inventory (MBTI®) 

What is MBTI®?

Why do we prefer to act the way we do? Why do some of us seem more friendly and some of us seem concerned with nothing but details?

Myers-Briggs Type Inventory recognizes that each person has a personality type that is a ‘best-fit’ for them. Understanding your own preferences will make you naturally more effective in your personal and professional life.

Here in one example: Jane is an Extrovert and at the end of a busy workweek, prefers to refresh herself by going out with other people. Tom is an Introvert and he prefers to energize himself by reading a book for an hour.

In addition to the differences between Introvert and Extrovert, there is also the difference between Thinkers and Feelers, between people who gather information using their senses and those who can appear to leap to conclusions using intuition and differences between Planners and Just-Do-It!

Attending a MBTI® workshop at NOEES will give you an understanding of how you prefer to operate and how to respect the way you act in the world you live!  All workshops are taught by a qualified MBTI® Facilitator.  The next Introduction to MBTI® workshops will take place from 9am-12pm on:

• August 22, 2008
• September 19, 2008
• October 24, 2008
• November 21, 2008
• December 19, 2008
• January 23, 2009
• February 27, 2009

Registration fee is $100 per person for this three hour workshop. Sign up today by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  or scroll down to the bottom of this page to register online.

Myers Briggs Online 

MBTI® Interpretive Report

The MBTI® instrument measures personality preferences on four different scales: Extraversion (E) – Introversion (I), Sensing (S) – Intuition (N), Thinking (T) – Feeling (F), and Judging (J) – Perceiving (P). Results from the indicator are delivered in a four letter type.

NOEES includes a 1 hour personal feedback session delivered by a qualified MBTI® professional. During the feedback session your results will be explained and the feedback provider will help you to discover your "best-fit" personality type.

If you're interested in taking the MBTI® instrument online, contact NOEES by emailing  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , or call us at (250) 545-0585.

The fee for this service is $125. The fees cover the online administration and scoring of the instrument, and the 1 hour feedback session.

Career Report

A personalized Career report can be provided for an additional $30. This report covers:

• Summary of your MBTI® results
• How your type affects your career choices
• How your type affects your career exploration
• How your type affects your career development
• Rankings of occupational categories
• Most and least chosen occupations for your type

NOEES is qualified to administer the MBTI® instrument and committed to using it in an ethical way. This includes protecting your confidentiality, showing you how to verify your type, giving feedback interactively, and presenting all types as valuable.

Sample Reports

MBTI® Identifies Problem Solving & Decision Making Styles

MBTI® uses the various styles of your team members to indentify your organization’s problem solving strategies.

Sensing (S) types clearly identify the problem, gather specific and relevant data, and utilize facts verified by a reliable source. Teams that do not use the Sensing perspective in decision making may:

• Be short on data, solve the wrong problem
• Ignore useful information from the past
• Forget to assess the impacts on day-to-day operations
• Be in-accurate about time frames, structure for implementation

Individuals with the Intuition (N) preference contribute information about probable causes, alternative interpretation of the factual data and patterns that link this problem to others. By discounting Intuition, people may

• Be limited by what has been tried before
• Ignore information about options being tried by other organizations or groups
• Not think about interactions that will occur when the plan is implemented
• Be satisfied with myopic, short-term solutions

Thinkers (T) weigh the practicality of alternatives suggested; examine the consequences and possible gains or losses that may occur. Failing to use the thinking preference may lead to

• Lack in assessing logical consequences
• Responding only to immediate needs
• Being overly influenced by trusted people
• Develop solutions that are inconsistent with policy or previous decisions

Feelers (F) provide their perceptions of the best fit with personal and organizational values; assess effects on stakeholders or relationships or the organization. Feelers may also be able to provide information on how to win others to the solution. Lack of input from individuals with Feeling preferences can lead to:

• Overlooking the need for all people impacted have a voice
• Not considering the impact to life and work
• Lack of evaluating the decision by organization or team values
• Developing non-workable solutions, just logical ones

S → N → T → F

Without a balance of type in a problem solving model, not all aspects of the problem are identified or possible solutions thoroughly considered. You or your team may consistently have a history of imbalanced solutions to problem solving.

Source: Adapted from MBTI Manual, 3rd Edition, by Myers, McCaulley, Quenk, Hammer and Problem – Solving Model, adapted from works by Lawrence and Corlett.