Birkman Learning System

Struggling to really grab your attendees’ attention at the beginning of a class? Expending too much effort to generate team building with mediocre engagement? Trying to gain high-quality conversation from your clients without making them feel interrogated?  Cue the Birkman Buzz Cards. Did you know that Birkman Buzz Cards can provide professionalism and increase profits for your independent practice? Or for our corporate friends, the cards can provide quantifiable results with these concrete, team-building and conflict-resolution activities.  In this Birkman Learning Event, Amy Shepley will unveil 5 new ways to maximize the value of the Birkman Buzz Cards.  By the end of this BLEvent, you will have a Buzz Cards reference sheet, possibly have won your own set of Buzz Cards, and whether you're part of a corporate or independent environment, you will be 5 ways closer to being successful with Birkman. Read more

Remember all the hype around how EQ (emotional quotient) was more valuable than IQ (intelligence quotient)? We've got a new one for you, that could trump them all: XQ - Personality Intelligence. Tom Massey; leadership strategist, professor, author, and executive coach from Chesapeake Energy, comes to you fired up about the various 'quotients' that can predict and create success. In this Birkman Learning Event, Tom will provide a scientific perspective on personality, as well as offering practical applications. You'll leave understanding yourself, others, and how to manage and motivate yourself as well as your relationships. You may purchase this BLEvent recording and watch it anytime! Read more

Uncover the layers of complexity around Assertiveness in the workplace through this Birkman Learning Event. Get more out of your Birkman conversations using this crucial Component for personality insight. Through this video, you will discover: Real-world examples of Assertiveness A deeper understanding of how a person’s Assertiveness scoring impacts how other Components are expressed Read more

Emotional Energy measures your openness and comfort with expressing emotion. Where you lie on the scale between logical versus expressive has an enormous impact on your working relationships, affecting factors such as self-control, competitiveness, and expression of ideas and creativity. In this Birkman Learning Event, you will discover: The most commonly seen Emotional Energy patterns and how to understand the behaviors of each score Examples of how high Emotional Energy person and a low Emotional Energy person typically interact The common stress behaviors impacted by this Component  The tasks and interactions that are impacted by the Emotional Energy Component Impact of the Emotional Energy reverse scoring pattern Read more

Incentives measures how you prefer to receive rewards and recognition. Some people tend to focus on the "we" of life (how we can all succeed, what we can do together, how we win) while others lean toward the "me" of life (personal success, what my rewards or compensation will be, what do I get out of the situation). In this Birkman Learning Event, you will discover: Business applications of this Component such as risk-taking, negotiating, and trust exhibited toward others Typical scoring patterns for this Component Common Stress Behaviors and pitfalls that arise from certain Incentives scores How to work with people whose Incentives score is different from yours How the reverse scoring pattern shows up for this Component Read more

Your approach to detail, structure, and routine has an enormous impact on your day-to-day business decisions such as time management, project management, and clarity of delegation. The Birkman Component, Insistence helps us navigate the behaviors of ourselves and others in terms of how we respond to change and control. In this Birkman Learning Event you will review: Common Insistence patterns and the business implications of each combination Real-world examples of Insistence The major issues impacted by the Insistence Component Read more