The Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument (HBDI®)
So you want to become more effective? Learning to use your Whole Brain® can lead to increased self-awareness, self-confidence and ultimately result in career success.
The HBDI® profile assesses your thinking preferences through an on-line questionnaire with 120 questions. You can read about the history and theory of this tool on www.hbdi.com, the home page of Herrmann International.
Widely used in business to analyse management teams and improve performance, the HBDI® is highly effective in terms of personal and professional growth. For example, it can help you to improve communication skills, build productive working relationships, solve problems more effectively and make more informed decisions.
As an individual once you understand your thinking preferences, you will have enhanced self-awareness. You can then reflect on how you can best build on your existing talents to ensure that you reach your ultimate goals.
Not everyone thinks in the same way. The way you think is the product of inherited genes and a lifetime of experience. Some people prefer to think analytically and rationally, some are task-oriented, preferring to get things done in an organised, sequential manner, some are people-oriented, supportive and empathetic while yet others are creative and innovative, taking entrepreneurial risks. There is no better or worse, no good or bad. People are different; you are unique. But some thinking skills are better suited to some professions rather than others. It all depends on what is appropriate. Accountants think differently from artists; social workers differ from secretaries.
The good news is that though you will have preferred ways of thinking, you can develop less preferred thinking skills to make yourself more valuable in the job market.
