What you get
The Birkman Signature Report is a practical, easy-to-use workplace assessment report that turns personality insight into something leaders and consultants can actually apply. It is designed to be used in conversations, not sit on a shelf.
Group activity is key for some employees to feel connected. For others, it’s a source of stress.
When leaders know how much group time their teams are comfortable with, they can keep teams connected while avoiding individual social overload.
Teams need thinkers and teams need doers. Find out your team’s natural preferences for action.
We all know the employee who loves to take action quickly so they can check items off their list. Others prefer a more paced approach.
When employees can take action at a preferred pace, they perform better.
There are facts and there are feelings. Some teams need room for both.
An employee’s bias for separating issues and emotions can help them connect with some colleagues but alienate them from others.
Leaders who know how much space employees prefer for emotional expression are able to give employees an outlet or just stick to the facts. Either way, they’re meeting a critical workplace need.
Different communication styles often create conflict. Learn which style your employees need.
Do your employees like direct communication that gets to the point? Or do they prefer a more tactful approach?
Knowing the answer can be the difference between healthy team engagement and unhealthy team conflict.
Openly sharing opinions is natural for some, but doesn’t come easily to all employees.
Do your team members tend to speak up or stand down? Managing these tendencies helps leaders limit verbal domination that stifles idea sharing.
Change is constant. But it can either motivate or frustrate your team members.
A process for everything may help teams succeed, but can put engagement at risk for employees who prefer a more flexible plan. Birkman Signature helps you discover what your team needs.
Show recognition to employees in the way they appreciate it most.
From a simple “thank you” to a year-end bonus, every employee has a different preference for recognition. With Birkman Signature, you’ll know what your employees respond to the best.
Discover your employee’s preferences for varied activities versus dedicated focus time.
Do your team members love to move from one task to another? Or do they prefer fewer interruptions? Help them understand their most productive style.
Thinking and deciding are activities every employee must do. Discover what they gravitate to.
With every decision comes consequences. Understand each employee’s natural style for acting quickly or thinking carefully, and the unproductive behaviors that can result if they’re forced outside of their comfort zone.
Where the report gets used
The Birkman Signature Report gives managers and coaches a structured way to talk about behavior, communication, and workplace needs without making it personal or vague. Instead of relying on assumptions, leaders can point to specific patterns in the report to guide conversations around feedback, motivation, and growth. This makes one-on-ones more focused and easier for both sides to engage in.
Where the report gets used
The report helps teams understand why miscommunication happens by showing differences in communication style, expectations, and work approach. It creates a shared reference point teams can use to talk through friction, align on how they work together, and reduce repeated misunderstandings. Instead of general advice, teams get a clearer way to adjust how they interact day to day.
Where the report gets used
For leadership development, the report helps managers see how their behavior and communication style may impact others. It highlights gaps between how a leader operates and what their team needs, giving a more concrete starting point for behavior change. This makes development plans more specific and easier to act on, rather than staying high-level.
Where the report gets used
For consultants, the Birkman Signature Report provides a credible, structured tool that can be used immediately in client engagements. It gives clients something concrete to react to, which helps move conversations forward faster. The report also creates consistency across sessions, making it easier to guide discussions on communication, team dynamics, and leadership without starting from scratch each time.
Leaders and consultants often invest in personality assessments but struggle to apply the results. The Birkman Signature Report is built differently. It gives a clear, structured way to understand behavior and turn that insight into better conversations, stronger alignment, and more effective development.
Use the sample report to understand the diverse insights you and your team can learn about each other.
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With Birkman Signature, there are no “good” or “bad” personality traits – just different ways of seeing the world.
When employees are able to discuss personality similarities and differences using neutral terms, they’re able to communicate better and reduce conflict.
Humans naturally gravitate to activities they like doing. When team members are able to work within their areas of interest, they are more motivated and energized.
Discover what your employees find most interesting with Birkman Signature.
Personalities are complex, and every team member is different. But they each have personality traits that can help the team succeed.
Birkman Signature dives into these strengths to help leaders understand the unique contribution each employee is capable of.
Needs are an important part of relationships, and the employee-employer relationship is no different. When employees’ needs are not met, they become a flight risk.
Birkman Signature helps leaders understand what each employee needs to head off stress and be their most productive, best selves in the workplace.
Employees under stress cannot perform at their best. This can lead to conflict, burnout, and team fragmentation.
By outlining the unproductive behaviors of employees, Birkman Signature helps leaders recognize when employees are stressed and work to get them back into their behavioral sweet spot.
The information in the Birkman Signature Report is too robust and necessitates a conversation about the scales reflected and what the implications of their scores mean for them. It is not self-interpretive.
It sets the person up to have misconceptions rather than the meaningful experience it is designed to be. Because of this, you must go through Birkman Signature Certification to learn the Birkman concepts and how to lead a conversation with others.
With the in-depth data you receive in the report, you can unlock an employee’s perception and behavior to develop their talent, achieve results, and drive better work.
This tool is ideal for coaching as it creates a foundation for self-awareness, helping an individual understand their strengths and what they need to succeed.
The Signature Report can be obtained many ways, including through our Birkman sales team and Birkman Signature Certification or through a Birkman Certified Professional.
To find out pricing, please reach out to our team.
From the top down, Birkman Signature is the tool you need to get the best from every member of your team.
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