The Birkman Method® Assessment Improves Workplace Performance

Birkman International today welcomes qualified business leaders and HR professionals to experience the Birkman Method® assessment first-hand. The Birkman Method® assessment is used by HR professionals and executive coaches at global corporations for on-boarding new employees, executive coaching, competency development, conflict resolution and improving team performance.

Houston, TX (PRWEB) November 17, 2006 -- Birkman International today welcomes qualified business leaders and HR professionals to experience the Birkman Method® assessment first-hand. The Birkman Method® assessment is used by HR professionals and executive coaches at global corporations for on-boarding new employees, executive coaching, competency development, conflict resolution and improving team performance.

The Birkman has a proven track record for providing comprehensive insights into everyday interpersonal style, underlying motivations, expectations and the signs of stress behavior, along with interests and job preference, which create a basis for better employee engagement and accelerates the opportunity for employee leadership development, team building and organizational alignment. After decades of refinement, the Birkman continues to be the premier tool to probe employees' underlying needs that relate to work, relationships and successful team creation and maintenance.

The Birkman is the only available test that combines motivational, behavioral and interest evaluation into one single assessment

"The Birkman is the only available test that combines motivational, behavioral and interest evaluation into one single assessment," said Sharon Birkman Fink, CEO Birkman International. "The test is, therefore, extremely time and cost effective, providing comprehensive analysis and reducing the need to use multiple, sometimes conflicting, tools."

The Birkman assessment is delivered online and takes approximately 45 minutes to complete. The Birkman focuses on five major components of behavior and motivation:

• Effective behavioral style of dealing with relationships and tasks,
• Expectations of how relationships and social situations should be governed in the context of the relationship or situation,
• Ineffective style of dealing with relationships or tasks and behavior observed when underlying needs are not met,
• Expressed preference for job titles based on the assumption of equal economic rewards,
• Perspective in which an individual views problems and solutions relating to organizational goals.

"People have hidden strengths, needs, and motivations that are rarely discussed and hardly ever change as the years go by," Fink said. "But most people have no idea what they are. We give people a way to understand themselves better and those with whom they work. This is priceless for ensuring a fuller employee engagement with their job and the ultimate success of the business itself."

Birkman International welcomes qualified business leaders and HR professionals to experience the Birkman Method® assessment first-hand to learn more. Interested executives and HR professionals should request access at http://www.starrtincup.com/birkman/CFR/signup.asp?refer=MPR2.

About Birkman
The Birkman Method® has been in use for more than 50 years and has been used by more than 2 million people and 5,000 organizations worldwide, including corporations, not-for-profit organizations, governmental agencies and individuals. The assessment accurately measures social behaviors, underlying expectations of interpersonal and task actions, potential stress reactions to unmet expectations, occupational preferences and organizational strengths. For more information visit their website at http://www.birkman.com or call 1-800-215-2760.

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