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Developing Socially Intelligent and Effective Leaders

Leadership success requires the ability to connect with others and maintain positive relationships across the organization. Industry knowledge, job skills, and strategy are not enough to motivate and empower teams to excel. Great leaders interact with intention by developing self-awareness and demonstrating emotional intelligence in constantly changing, complex environments to lead their organizations more effectively.

Birkman provides an unmatched assessment portfolio with in-depth reports for leaders to gain actionable insight into their motivators, behaviors, and blind spots. Identify the gaps between how you’re perceived and what you need to increase your effectiveness as a leader. Then build on this foundation and tailor your leadership to meet the underlying expectations your direct reports will need to drive organizational success.

According to research, many emerging leaders fall short on strategic vision and the ability to motivate others. Some of the challenges these leaders can face include:

Difficulty coaching employees through effective feedback

Low awareness of individual motivators and blind spots

Deflated morale on teams

Challenges managing team dynamics

Lack of purpose and clarity within the team

Misunderstood communications due to differing workstyles

Birkman facilitates more effective leadership development through rich, impactful data which can help you:

Birkman facilitates more effective leadership
development
through rich,
impactful data which can help you:

Improve leadership skills by understanding the link between your mindset, behavior, and workplace image
Uncover the role your perspectives play in your risk tolerance and decision making
Become more effective at connecting high-level strategy to daily operations

Provide tailored feedback to more effectively motivate and develop talent
Leverage the behavioral and competitive advantages within your teams
Discover the gaps within the organization to manage risk and discover opportunity

Birkman Signature

Our Birkman Signature report helps you discover a leader’s unique strengths, preferences, and blind spots. This report will provide all leaders with:

Detailed personality data across nine behavioral components
An understanding of their productive and reactive styles
Insight into their leadership motivators and expectations for success

The Birkman Signature report provides a comprehensive exploration into an individual’s approach to leadership.

Learn more about Birkman Signature

Birkman Mindset

Access the deepest level of Birkman data with Birkman Mindset, a report designed for leaders and executives. With this report, you can:

Help executives undercover the why behind the decisions they make
Gain insight into how individuals approach strategic leadership and complex problem-solving
Help leaders increase their emotional intelligence by discussing their mindset in the workplace

Learn more about Birkman Mindset

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Which Birkman reports are best for leadership coaching?

A: We recommend first introducing leaders to the concepts and terms shared in the Birkman Map and Components. Once the leader understands these behavioral scores, explore advanced Birkman topics like Component Combinations (how different behavioral traits interact and mitigate or reinforce each other) as well as Mindset (how the leader views the world in a unique way). You can always work with an independent Certified Birkman Professional to maximize the impact of using Birkman.

Q: Why is Birkman a good solution for developing leaders and high potentials?

A: Birkman excels for developing leaders and high potentials because of the depth of insight through concise, high-impact behavioral scales. The non-judgmental language of the reports spotlight the individual strengths and blind spots pivotal to leadership success. Additionally, the instrument is scalable throughout the organization, making it easy for leaders to gather insights into the behavioral composition of groups.

Q: What organizations use Birkman to develop leaders?

A: Birkman is used for leadership development at Fortune 100 organizations as well as elite MBA programs. UCLA, University of South Carolina, University of Houston, and Emory University are just a sample of the many universities that include Birkman in their curriculum for developing self-awareness for business leaders. Birkman Signature Certification is also recognized by the International Coaching Federation, the leading global certification program for executive coaches.

Q: How does Birkman add value for leaders who have taken other psychometric assessments?

A: Leaders are often exposed to lightweight personality assessments before they reach the director and up seniority of the organization. However, many assessments give a surface-level report on personality that is nice to know, but not impactful or actionable enough for growth. Birkman uncovers hidden behavioral needs on an individual level, empowering you to become clear on what you expect from your peers and work environment to perform at your best. Getting this clarity of your own behavioral needs is critical to optimize leadership performance.

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See How Companies are Using Birkman for Leadership Development Across Their Organizations:

“Birkman has changed my life. We use emotional intelligence as the basis for most of our work, and Birkman ties in very well.”

Kevin Wyatt- Lead Consultant- Corporate Planning & Strategic Services
BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina

"Birkman has created a storm across Adecco Group."

Courtney Abraham - Global head of talent strategy and development
The Adecco Group

"We use Birkman throughout our entire Graduate Business Program. It helps jump start them into being part of a new team."

Michael Wesson - Associate Professor of Management Mays Business School
Texas A&M University

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