THE BIRKMAN METHOD®...

LINCOLNSHIRE INTERNATIONAL
IS PROUD TO OFFER -
THE BIRKMAN METHOD®

The Birkman Method® has been in use for over 50 years. It generates a Personal Profile of more than 40 pages on any single individual. Over 2.5 million people from some 10,000 organizations have completed the profile. Included are men and women from hundreds of different professions, a wide range in age, and all major ethnic backgrounds throughout the world. Reliability and validity studies are available.

The Birkman Method® is NOT an assessment of individual psychological health, nor does it have a right-wrong value system. There are no "correct" answers. The Birkman Method® DOES provide extensive, highly accurate individual portraits of preferred work habits and strengths, as well as behavioral styles and interests. It also indicates individual potential for certain professional occupations and working environments, the support needed from an organization's culture, and the stress behaviors likely to occur if these needs are not met. In addition, it provides a comprehensive Profile of probable success at various levels of management, and of the ability to interact as a member of a team. Lincolnshire utilizes The Birkman Method® for...

Hiring & Recruitment		Training & Mgt. Development
Manpower Management		Team Creation & Building
Performance Review		Career & Succession Planning

The Birkman Method® contains a three-part Questionnaire. The first two parts have 125 true/false items each, measuring a) the respondent's perceptions of most people - how they feel, think, and behave and; b) information specific to the respondent - patterns of thoughts, feelings and actions. The third section consists of a 48-item survey on occupational interests.

Lincolnshire particularly appreciates this profiling instrument, as its basic assumptions about the characteristics of productive organizations mirror our own:

• People are different, and a variety of behaviors and work styles will naturally emerge because of these differences.
• One work style is not inherently better than another.
• Healthy organizations need multiple styles to be effective.
• It is important not to filter our perceptions of others on the basis of our own experiences.
• Leaders and managers need to attend to the unique qualities of the personnel within the organization.

Only certified consultants can facilitate The Birkman Method®. Lincolnshire International is particularly pleased to be one of the major consulting organizations able to offer The Birkman Method® within its Human Capital Management services.