Birkman Components: Structure

Components: Structure What does Birkman mean by Structure? The Need for Structure in Planning and Organizing Following plans, finishing tasks, dealing with detailed tasks, using a systematic approach and their opposites. Flexibility vs. Structure STRUCTURE relates to...

Birkman: Acceptance

Components: Acceptance What does Birkman mean by Acceptance? The Need for Acceptance in Relating to People in Groups Talkativeness, enjoyment of people in groups, enjoyment of social laughter, approachability, and their opposites. Alone vs. Group ACCEPTANCE measures...

Birkman Components: Esteem

Components: Esteem What does Birkman mean by Esteem? The Need for Esteem in Relating to Individuals How a person may deal with (or prefer to deal with) approval-related topics, and how a person relates to other individuals. Issue vs. Person ESTEEM is the relationship...

Birkman: Life Style Grid®

  Life Style Grid® Life Style Grid® FAQs   Is it better for a person’s symbols to be plotted all in one quadrant or for the symbols to be spread out? This is a question we get a lot. There is not a good or a bad result on the Grid. The placement of the symbols...

Birkman: Organizational Focus

Organizational Focus   What does Organizational Focus measure? * Every person has some of all 4 job capabilities * Some people will show more intensity in all 4 areas * Others will show less intensity in all 4 areas * Longest bar or your bottom line color is your...