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Using Personality Self-Assessment Inventories: Tips and Techniques
Personality self-assessment inventories – MBTI, Firo-B,
SDI, Kerisey, DiSC, and others – are a staple of team building,
career development and leadership development programs. The first
half of this guided discussion will explore the pros and cons of
using these instruments in our practices, as well how to maximize
their positive impact and minimize their downsides. For the second
half of the discussion, the speakers will present a specific concept
and tool, the Whole Brain Model and Hermann Brain Dominance Inventory
(HBDI), for participants to experience and critique.
Kathryn Haugan is a long-time SEVA member and
past Vice-President for Programs. Currently with the Performance
Management Consulting practice area of CACI Enterprise Solutions,
she has worked as both an internal and external consultant for
team building training, career development, outplacement coaching
and leadership development for a variety of organizations including
Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipbuilding, NASA Langley Research
Center, Old Dominion University, the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation,
and the Cities of Norfolk, Chesapeake and Virginia Beach. Kathryn
holds certifications for Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Strength
Deployment Inventory, and the Hermann Brain Dominance Inventory.
She has taught undergraduate courses for Bluefield College, Averett
College, St. Leo College, and Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
Kathryn holds a Master of Arts degree in Human Resource Development
from The George Washington University.
Mike Thornburg’s naval background
spans over 30 years, including shore side tours as CO and XO
and sea tours as Division Officer and Leading Chief Petty Officer.
He is currently a Performance Management Consultant in the practice
area of CACI Enterprise Solutions. He was an Integrated Process
Team facilitator for the modernization of USCG air, sea and
land assets. His teams developed several business case analysis
and business process reengineering proposals for several Coast
Guard Domains to include Maintenance and Modernization, Supply
Chain Management Training, Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance,
among others. He was also a Training Specialist/Administrator
for Northrop Grumman Newport News Sector responsible for developing
and delivering adult learning workshops in the areas of leadership
management, team building, change management, and organizational
development, as well as technical courses for waterfront foreman
and Shift Test Engineers
Mike has served as an Academic Advisor/Adjunct Professor for
Saint Leo University, and is certified to teach nine 300-400 level
courses in the fields of leadership management, human resources,
organizational behavior and development and public administration.
Mike has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration
with a specialty in Technology Management from St. Leo University
as well as a Master of Science in Human Resource Management from
Troy State University. He holds certifications for Myers-Briggs
Type Indicator, Hermann Brain Dominance Inventory, Blanchard Situational
Leadership II, LEAN Metrics, Lean 5-S, and LEAN Value Stream Mapping.
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