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Linda Kirby is a Senior Consultant and
Trainer for Character of Excellence. She consults with organizations,
designs training programs, develops training materials, and delivers
training for organizations, with a focus on organizational change,
leadership development, and team effectiveness. She is a certified
Myers-Briggs Type IndicatorŽ practitioner, applying the MBTIŽ instrument
nationally and internationally. She has written and edited a number of books
and chapters, including The Challenge of Change in Organizations (1995),
Developing Leaders (1997), WORKTypes (1997), and Introduction to Type
(1998).
Key Skills Include:
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Clarifying and analyzing interpersonal
interactions and issues
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Designing and facilitating programs to
address those issues
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Challenging leaders and groups to deal
honestly with real problems
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Presenting different, relevant
perspectives
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Keeping people on track and focused on
the issues
Education:
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Ph.D. in American Intellectual History,
University of Colorado
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M.A. American History and Literature,
University of Colorado
Experience Includes:
An accomplished consultant, trainer, and
writer with more than fifteen years experience in providing
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Consulting Services and Training Programs for
Organizations, Leaders, Managers, and Employees Dealing with
Organizational Change
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Management and Leadership Development and Coaching
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Design, create, and publish customized training materials
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Consulting and writing on applications and theory of the
Myers-Briggs Type
Indicator
Selected Consulting & Training
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Managing
Change: Leadership Effectiveness in Renewal Project, Yukon Territorial
Government, Whitehorse, Yukon, 2-day training for Renewal Team,
continuing training for managers and human resources personnel
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Enhancing
Leadership with the MBTIŽ instrument, TCI Media Services; Sigma
Consulting; and others
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MBTI Type and
Change workshops: private clients and train-the-trainer workshops in
U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia, Belgium, New Zealand, and India
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Faculty
Association for Psychological Type MBTIŽ qualifying programs throughout
the U.S. and lead MBTIŽ qualifying training in Canada, England, New
Zealand, Australia, and India
Publications Include:
The Challenge of Change in Organizations
Helping Employees Thrive in the New Frontier
WORKTypes
Understanding Your Work Personality—
How It Helps You and Holds You back, and What You Can Do to Understand It
Developing Leaders
Research and Applications in Psychological Type and Leadership Development
Introduction to TypeŽ
Sixth Edition
Introduction to TypeŽ Dynamics and
Development
Exploring the Next Level of Type
Type and Change MBTIŽ Leaders’ Guide &
Participant’s Guide
Introduction to Type and Change
MBTIŽ Manual
A Guide to the Development and Use of the Myers-Briggs Type
IndicatorŽ
Third Edition
MBTIŽ Applications
A Decade of Research on the Myers-Briggs Type IndicatorŽ
The MBTIŽ Toolkit Series
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