CLIENT TESTIMONIALS

"Liz made the day enjoyable with her keen sense of humor and her innate knowledge of relating to a variety of different personalities. The feedback from the staff was extremely positive. Her high energy, vast knowledge and 'can do' attitude make her a pleasure to work with."
Kelly Fredrick, COO, DBC Public Relations

"Liz is always professional, organized and prepared. Her delivery style was fresh, energetic and comfortable. She is a very entertaining and knowledgeable speaker and trainer. She is able to listen well to the needs of her audeince and then tailor the program material to those needs. She uses different style of delivery for optimal learning, i.e., lecture, cases, group exercises. Participants noted in their evaluations that they found her inspiring."
Harriet Joseph, Sr. HR Generalist, US Pharmacopeia

"Dr. Berney's presentation style is very well received across a broad spectrum of audiences, from scientist and engineers, to general managers and human resource personnel. Her energy, experience and practical solutions are key to our clients' successes."
Janet Germano-Medina, Program Manager, Office of Professional Studies, University of Maryland

Myers Briggs (MBTI) Training at Work

The Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a highly useful tool for enhancing teamwork, communication, personal development, mediating conflict, managing change, leadership and coaching. What is key to the effective use of the MBTI is its application.

For example, What strategies can I use to communicate more effectively with others (peers, bosses, customers) different from me?

Berney Associates’ Online MBTI Set Up

Prior to the training session, participants take the MBTI online using Berney Associates easy set up (takes about 30 minutes). In session, we provide individually tailored results reports as well as extremely informative booklets from the “Introduction to Type” series.

Methodology

All sessions are highly interactive, mixing participants into a variety of small groups so that they can experience the differences among the personality types. We emphasize the application of the Myers Briggs and provide a toolkit of ”hands-on” strategies to use back at work.

MBTI Training Workshops

Our Introduction to Myers Briggs Workshop (half day) focuses on increasing participants’ self-understanding as well as their understanding of others with different personalities. In addition, participants learn how people’s personality preferences impact others and learn concrete strategies for communicating effectively and respectfully with those with different preferences (peers, bosses, subordinates, customers).

Our Myers Briggs and Teams Workshop (full day) includes the same morning session as the introductory course and in the afternoon, focuses on how different personality preferences impact communication and teamwork. When intact teams take the training, we directly apply the MBTI to these teams using a Team Type Table and Team Type Worksheet to analyze the distribution of personalities in the team and to identify and agree upon concrete strategies to enhance teamwork and communication.

Our Myers Briggs and Leaders Workshop (full day) includes the same morning session as the introductory course and in the afternoon, focuses on the relationship of each personality preference to leadership competencies. Using the MBTI, participants identify their leadership strengths and learn strategies to further enhance their less developed personality preferences. This session uses the Step II form of the MBTI; its multiple subscales or “facets” for each personality preference offer greater in-depth understanding of type and its relationship to leadership.