Thursday, August 26, 2010
Ned Hermann
I was recently involved in an exercise where a group of us assessed our own thinking preferences via the Ned Hermann brain dominance instrument (HBDI www.hbdi.com/ Many will know this as the colours self-assessment method, whereby your result is either strongly blue ( logical and analytical), yellow (creative and holistic), green ( structured and sequential) or lastly red ( relational and emotional). Although there is a lot more to it than this simple analysis, the results do actually point to the manner in which you prefer to think, react and act. Of the 4 of us involved, we all agreed that the pictures created of each individual were quite true to form. We enjoyed discussing together what this all meant for ourselves as a group—our strengths and where we might be lacking. The exercise was facilitated expertly, so that no-one style felt superior or inferior to the other—always a concern with these types of activities. In fact the conversation around how when under stress a person resorts to acting even more within their preference drew out information that was insightful for us to understand about each other. Great stuff!
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I believe that teams working together need to know how each other operates. The herrmann brain model is crucial to knowing peoples preferred styles. interesting too when kids know what they need to work on. the booklets that come after the testing also gives you ways to work on your non preferred styles. saw in a class the other day the way people have adapted the brain model to a writing process, as well as throwing the key competencies over the brain model.. all interesting stuff
Yes - it interesting how we respond under stress. We go to our known comfort zone because that's what/ who we are. Unfortunately it does not always fit into the jigsaw of others thinking or perspective.
However we should always be true unto thyself ! What else have you got but your own self belief when the chips are down. In the end it's your choice that determines the life you lead.
Brain profiles are pseudoscientific in nature. The only way these instruments can get scientific respectability, would be to totally drop the pretense that they are in any form, metaphorically or otherwise, brain profiles. They are measures of thinking preferences, nothing more.
Brain profiles are pseudoscientific in nature. The only way these instruments can get scientific respectability, would be to totally drop the pretense that they are in any form, metaphorically or otherwise, brain profiles. They are measures of thinking preferences, nothing more.
Herrmann International claim that the HBDI is valid and reliable, but according to Prof. De Amato in the "The Eleventh Mental Measurements Yearbook, 1992", both validity and reliability are questionable.
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