The Birkman Method
Whitesell & Company has worked with the Birkman organization as consultants and clients since the mid-90s and we are proud to continue our professional relationship into the 21st century by providing this unique and invaluable tool to our clients.
The Birkman Method® is a multi-dimensional assessment that integrates behavioral, motivational and occupational data. This sophisticated, scientific instrument was developed by the late Dr. Roger Birkman and his Houston-based team over the past 60 years and it has become the gold standard of assessments globally. The Birkman Method® is available in 13 different languages and has been completed by over 2.5 million people and 5,000 organizations including corporations, not-for-profit organizations, governments and individuals. The Birkman Method® replaces intuition with scientific information that can predict interpersonal and occupational success. The assessment has demonstrated the ability to improve people skills.
Empirically created within organizations for people who work in organizations, The Birkman Method® can be engaged by individuals beyond their employment or during intervals in their career path by providing a complete, reliable and relevant lifecycle of information that enhances decision-making and continually helps to inform and improve personal effectiveness.
The Birkman Method® is delivered to you through a proprietary, secure online platform providing you with access anytime and anywhere in the world. Following a 45-minute online survey, you will receive immediate results through a variety of customized reports. The reports contain comprehensive descriptions of your behavior with a corresponding comparison to others from the expansive Birkman database.
Applications
The Birkman Method® provides multi-dimensional insight into the behavior of an individual, group and organization by measuring:
- Usual Behavior — productive, socialized behavior that is easy to observe by others as adaptable, appropriate and natural.
- Underlying Needs — rarely seen by others, needs are vital because they identify an individual's preferred environment and expectations. They clarify motivation and highlight inner strengths.
- Stress Behavior — these less than productive behaviors are easy to observe when Underlying Needs are not met over a prolonged period of time. Others see them as defensive, reactive, uncomfortable and costly.
- Areas of Interest — interests indicate what an individual prefers to do and how they prefer to direct their energies as measured by 10 scales that correlate highly to over 160 different occupational roles and careers.
Validation and reliability of The Birkman Method® have been received from the National Scientific Foundation and the National Institutes of Health for applications in the following:
- Recruiting, Selection & Retention
- Career Management
- Coaching & Development
- Executive Coaching
- Team Building
- Leadership Development
- Succession Planning
- Organizational Strategy & Alignment
- Conflict Resolution
- Profile & Competency Development
- Change Management Initiatives
Cost
Whitesell & Company, Inc. provides The Birkman Method® to individuals as well as organizations of all types and sizes with a customized service offering based on the instrument. Quotes for Executive Coaching, Workshops, Strategy & Change Initiatives, etc. can be provided by contacting us through the form below.
The entry level service for individuals is an online debriefing in (3) 45-minute sessions by a certified consultant to unpack and interpret the Lifestyle Grid®, Interests, Components and, if applicable, your Organizational Focus. The cost of the online survey, all of the Birkman reports in Adobe PDF and the consultation sessions is $750. BACK TO COACHING