Birkman Learning System

This is a 12-minute technical tutorial on how to deliver a virtual Birkman presentation. We go over a few technical Zoom basics, how to share your screen, the best way to share video over Zoom, how to encourage collaboration using annotation, and a couple PowerPoint tips. Read more

This is a free, self-paced course focused on the Image Management report. Image Management is one of the six Perspectives scales that drives the why behind our behaviors. It influences our mindset towards leading, risk-taking, goal-setting, and really any situation that involves our public image.  The Image Management report can be accessed by Birkman Certified Professionals with Professional and Premier packages. The report is available beginning February 1, 2022. We highly recommend that you complete this course as well as review the resources available prior to using the Image Management report with your clients and/or employees. This purpose of this course is to explore the report as well as discuss different Image Management scores.  Read more

Join Lynn Greene and Torri Olanski as they talk about the Perspectives scale, Image Management. In this webinar, they will review Challenge and Freedom, give high-level information about the report, talk about how to integrate Image Management with the Signature Report, as well as explore different areas of application.  This webinar is a complement to the Exploring Image Management eLearning.  Read more

This recording is a primer on providing an effective Birkman report review, avoiding mistakes when planning or delivering feedback, and better choices to consider.   This can also be a refresher for long-time consultants who want to shake up their approach a bit to stay engaged and break up tired habits.  We will share candid mistakes we have made in the past so you can learn from our errors as well as our successes. Read more

One of the most powerful aspects of The Birkman Method is its ability to analyze team dynamics, highlighting the strengths of a team, any potential blind spots they may encounter, and how members of the group will communicate with one another.  This webinar will serve as a road map to help you effectively provide feedback to a team and answer many common questions that consultants encounter when facilitating a group session. We will discuss tips on where to start, what formats to use, and which issues are the most beneficial to address. We will also delve into some of the most common elements of a successful team and how Birkman can provide the insight needed to build productive and efficient teams. The discussion will include examples of open-ended questions you can ask your clients to encourage them to open up about the issues they are facing—and possibly identify some they hadn’t considered. Read more

How to lean on other components when this one is not working for you.  We often target a specific score as being ideal in a given situation whether regarding leadership, mitigating conflict or executive coaching but our client may simply not possess that particular behavior.  In addition to behavior borrowing, we will offer substitute components to leverage similar actions from other components.   What does Compensatory Strength mean? It’s about finding another natural strength than can help achieve the desired results when my first component choice isn’t getting me there There are times when a behavior typically associated with a specific component is desired. For example, let’s say my job responsibility requires me to be authoritative, visibly taking charge; yet my 4 on Usual Assertiveness doesn’t help me a great deal in this area. Even if I stretch to behaviors that are a little higher I may not be able to model the desired behavior to get the job done. So what can I do? Look elsewhere within my Birkman report! Perhaps I have another Usual behavior that I can pull from to get similar results. For example, leveraging my high Usual Insistence score could be a way to come from another angle. Instead of using the power of dominant conversation I can rely on the procedures and structures (Insistence) to get the results I desire. Instead of saying “I am giving you the responsibility to manage this project and nothing should stand in your way of getting it done” (Assertiveness), I can now say “Here’s the timeline we are operating under. According to this plan we will meet for status updates twice a week in order to stay on track to deliver by our deadline” (Insistence). Think of it like substituting an ingredient in a recipe - oops, I’m out of baking soda. What can I use instead? The flavor may not be exactly the same but it’s close enough to deliver dinner! Read more