2014 MBTI® Professional Development Conference: Sessions Announced

EDMONTON, Alberta - Jan. 20, 2014 - PRLog -- Psychometrics Canada, a leading assessment publisher and consultant for the development and selection of people in business, government and education,today announced session topics for its 2014 MBTI^® Professional Development Conference, (http://www.psychometrics.com/conference2014_award.htm) the only North American, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator^® specific conference.

On October 29 - 30, 2014 professionals from across North America will attend the conference in Toronto to learn about improving organizational and employee performance through a better application of personality type.

"This will be our third MBTI^® Professional Development conference.  Past attendees provided a great deal of positive feedback including praise for the credibility and approachability of speakers, and the depth and relevance of topics,” says Mark Fitzsimmons, President of Psychometrics Canada.  “We have selected new session topics that haven’t been covered in past conferences. Participants will have the opportunity to choose sessions covering diversity, change, leadership, emotional intelligence, teams, communication, stress, conflict, and MBTI research and development.”

The “Psychometrics MBTI Innovation Award” (www.psychometrics.com/conference2014_award.htm) will be presented at the conference.  The winner of this award will have applied the Myers-Briggs assessment in a manner which has had large positive individual or organizational impact, and has influenced real change.  The submission deadline is February 24, 2014 at 5pm.

The MBTI instrument is the gold standard of developmental assessments. With over two million people completing it each year, and with its vast array of applications, it has been instrumental in individual and organizational development programs across Canada and the World. This year marks its 71^th anniversary. With an extensive history of research, revisions and improvements, the MBTI tool continues to effectively meet the current and emerging needs of people and organizations.

Psychometrics Canada is based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and has been providing assessment and consulting services for over 37 years. Psychometrics is the only authorized Canadian distributor and Certification provider of the MBTI assessment.

For more information about the conference or Psychometrics Canada contact:

Dan Costigan; 7125-77 Ave; Edmonton, AB, Canada, T6B0B5; 1.800.661.5158 ext 245; dcostigan@psychometrics.com; www.psychometrics.com

Fact Sheet

·          Event: MBTI Professional Development Conference

Date: October 29 - 30, 2014
Location: The Hotel Novatel Toronto Centre, Canada
Conference website: http://www.psychometrics.com/conference2014.htm

·          Sessions include

-          Keynote - True Type Tales, by Patrick Kerwin, MBA, NCC, MCC

-          Type and Emotional Intelligence, by Chuck Pratt, MS

-          MBTI Refresher - Getting back on the Horse, by Shawn Bakker, M. Ed, R. Psych

-          Sustaining the Legacy and Longevity of the MBTI tool, by Aidan Millar, BA, MSc

-          Type and Effective Communication, by Donna Dunning, Ph.D.

-          Inoculating Yourself Against the Debilitating Effects of a Fast-Paced World, by Chuck

Pratt, MS

-          Career Coaching, by Donna Dunning, Ph.D.

-          Helping Leaders Develop Leadership, by Shawn Bakker,M. Ed, R. Psych

-          Maneuvering the Slippery Slopes of Conflict, by Patrick Kerwin, MBA, NCC, MCC

-          Type Tips for Type Trainers, by Chuck Pratt, MS

-          Type and Change, by Donna Dunning, Ph.D.

-          Expand the Diversity Conversation Beyond Race and Gender, by Chuck Pratt, MS

-          Optimizing Teams with Type, by Patrick Kerwin, MBA, NCC, MCC

Attendees will qualify for 12 CCE credits from the International Coaching Federation www.coachfederation.org