I would very much appreciate any insights from anyone with deep experience with these assessments....

As a part of our leader development program, we intend to do some up-front assessment--primarily of first-line managers. I'm inclined to use MBTI only, but am considering using FIRO-B in conjunction with MBTI. The CPP sample report of the combined instruments seems a little complicated.

Have any of you had success using both instruments in combination?

Thanks!

Harry,

Can't speak to utility of FIRO-B. MBTI is excellent resource for beginning a conversation about individual growth and development. I would never encorage its use as a sorting or selection tool. In fact, the feedback is a gift to the recipient. There is an abundance of MBTI related resources out there to help the individual put what they have learned to use. More than enough to keep a person busy for quite a while!

Jeff

"Whatever the circumstances of your life, the understanding of type can make your perceptions clearer, your judgments sounder, and your life closer to your heart's desire." Isabel Briggs Myers

Hello Harry:

A Total or Whole Person assessment, as recommended in "Testing and Assessment: an Employer's Guide to Good Practices" from the US Dept. of Labor, would be more useful and insightful. I can email the report if you wish.

The "Testing and Assessment: an Employer's Guide to Good Practices" document that Bob refers to is available as a free PDF here:

http://www.onetcenter.org/guides.html