MidWest Birkman User Group

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We are a group of Birkman Certified consultants and practioners committed to excellence in people development using the world's foremost personality assessment tool... The Birkman Method.

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"The reality of life is that your perceptions – right or wrong – influence everything else you do. When you get a proper perspective of your perceptions, you may be surprised how many other things fall into place."

Roger Birkman

Upcoming Events

Date	Event	Location	City
09-12-2008	Sept. Meeting	Sinclair Community College	Kettering
11-07-2008	Nov. Meeting	Antioch University - McGregor	Yellow Springs
01-16-2009	January Meeting	Fifth Third Bank Center	Cincinnati
03-13-2009	March Meeting	Celia D. Crossley & Associates	Columbus
05-15-2009	May Special Training	TBD	Cincinnati
07-17-2009	July Meeting	Baker & Daboll	Cincinnati

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Special Guest for July's meeting

Special Guest: Sharon Birkman Fink, President & CEO of Birkman International, Inc

January Meeting Notes

Some sketchy notes from our January Meeting (its hard to take notes for the site when you're engaged in the conversation!)

Authority:

Authority is tied to Green on the LS Grid.

One request was the normative measurements for the Birkman - well... here you are:

Component	Usual	Needs	Stress
Esteem	25	50	50
Acceptance	75	50	50
Structure	75	50	50
Authority	45	50	50
Advantage	25	50	50
Activity	75	50	50
Challenge	50	50	50
Empathy	25	50	50
Change	45	50	50
Freedom	25	50	50
Thought	25	50	50

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