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Facilitator: Kathy Munoz

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Here are some commonly used assessment tools and their definitions.

DiSC Management Strategies
http://www.corexcel.com/html/personal.profile.desc.htm
Commonly used tool and associated training program for providing feedback and improving on people's self-management and team management in workplace settings.

[U]Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument/U] http://hbdi.com/WholeBrainProductsAndServices/thehbdi.cfm
The HBDI 120-item self-report diagnostic tool which provides thinking styles profiling based on left-right hemisphere preferences and cognitive vs. limbic thinking preferences. Can also be used for team profiling and analysis.

Human Synergistics (Human Synergistics International)http://www.humansynergistics.com/products/IDAoverview.aspx
A thinking style / personality profiling and feedback system, plus training program, which can be completed on an individual, team and organization level to assess strengths and areas for improvement/change in individual effectiveness.

Keirsey Temperament Sorter
http://www.keirsey.com/
Similar to the MBTI, identifies 16 personality sub-types, based on dichotomous ratings on 4 main personality factors which are derived from the psychological work of Carl Jung.

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
http://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/mbti-bas ics/
The MBTI is the most widely used personality assessment questionnaire, particularly in workplace training. The MBTI identifies people as being one of 16 overall types, based on dichotomous ratings on 4 main personality factors.

Team Management Systems (Margerison & McCann)
http://www.tms.com.au/
Profiles the kinds of kind of roles people prefer to play in groups and teams. Provides individual and team-levels of analysis. Used to help improve quality of team performance.

360-Degree Feedback
http://www.360-degreefeedback.com/
System for gathering feedback from others about personality and work styles which makes particular use of combining observer ratings and comparing with self-ratings.