Earlier this year, Jeff Green and Lauren Smith interviewed Sharon Birkman, the CEO of Birkman International, about finding your “why” using their proprietary social and psychological assessment, the Birkman Assessment. Since then, Jeff and Lauren have each taken the Assessment and personally debrief with Sharon. In this episode of The Green Zone Podcast, Jeff, Lauren and Sharon come back together to discuss:
- What the Birkman Assessment is
- Why the Birkman Assessment is a great tool for retirees as they consider the next phases of their lives
- Jeff and Lauren’s individual Birkman Assessment results
- How we can all can leverage the Birkman Assessment to work better together
Resources
- Want to take The Birkman Assessment? Email Sharon directly: sbirkman@birkman.com
- Understanding The Birkman’s Colors
Connect with Sharon Birkman
- Email Sharon: sbirkman@birkman.com
- Call Birkman: 800-215-2760
- Birkman International Website
About Our Guest: Sharon Birkman, CEO of Birkman International
As the daughter of company founder and influential industrial-organizational psychologist Dr. Roger W. Birkman, Sharon Birkman cultivated her deep expertise in human perception and organizational behavior through her lifelong interest in The Birkman Method.
Sharon, CEO of Birkman International, has been recognized with a multitude of awards, including EY’s Entrepreneur of the Year, the Women President’s Organization’s Mary Lehman MacLachlan Award, National Best and Brightest Places to Work For, and the Houston Business Journal’s Women Who Mean Business Award.
In addition to her responsibilities at Birkman, Sharon volunteers her services as a Board Member of Houston Public Media, Goodwill Industries of Houston, and a long-time Board member for ESCAPE Family Resource Center. Sharon co-authored the book “The Birkman Method: Your Personality at Work” and authored the book “Creatures of Contact” by ForbesBooks.
Birkman International is an industry-leading behavioral and occupational assessment company founded by innovative organizational psychologist Dr. Roger W. Birkman in 1951.
The Birkman Method remains a preferred instrument to better understand interpersonal dynamics through positive psychology. It is used widely in the fields of career and life coaching, leadership development, human resources management, and organizational design today.
Connect With Green Financial Group:
- jeff@greenfinancialgrp.com
- (713) 244-3030
- Schedule A Call With Jeff or Lauren
- Green Financial Group
- LinkedIn: Jeff Green
- LinkedIn: Lauren Smith
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