The 1995 edition, I believe was the first book written by Dr. Birkman for both public and professional mentor-consultant. This is about temperament in the workplace, career assessment, leadership development (both in the workplace and in the church), and team development. It focuses on basic interpersonal behaviors, needs and stress along with an intergrated career interest assessment.
Keywords: temperament, personality traits, needs, stress, career interest, leadership development, perception & mis-perception, motivation
The topic is in the area of personality (or temperament) assessment using The Birkman Method (TBM). Dr. Roger Birkman, PhD, founded Birkman International (BI) based in Houston, Texas. The context for TBM was originally for work-place assessment to help support an orginization's team building and employee development. However, the use of TBM has expanded and includes personal career planning, retirement planning, work leadership development and church leadership development. The book contains an abreviated version of the TBM, however to get a more accurate assesment, take the full TBM. For those who already have taken the full TBM, this book can be helpful in explaining the computer report(s). This book can be helpful in gaining a better understanding of why people behave the way they do.