The ingenuity issue
With the end of the recession only a hopeful glimmer in the distance, we're all being asked to take on added responsibilities and workload. Ingenuity has become an essential part of our job as we invent ways to deliver more for less. In this, our fiftieth issue of OPPinions, we will share several opportunities to help you adapt to these challenges.
We're pleased to announce that world-renowned MBTI® experts Linda Kirby and Nancy Barger will return to OPP in November. Join us in London on 3 November to hear Nancy and Linda share their insights on personality type at work during their session, Surviving Tough Times: how the MBTI® instrument can influence decisions about your organisation.
We're also giving you the opportunity to be ingenious with remaining development budgets - with a one-day sale on 23 October.
Finally, we're pleased to let you know that we are expanding our OPPassessment offer in the next month, with the release of new MBTI® reports and languages.
Read on to find out more about what's on our minds at OPP this month.
Dr. Penny Moyle
Head of International Business
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Optimal teamworking with the MBTI® instrument
 Drinks manufacturer Diageo wanted its new Marketing team to really hit the ground running. The new team, comprised of some longstanding employees and some new recruits, had limited exposure working with one another. An MBTI teambuild was the perfect catalyst for cooperative working, reaping tangible positive results.
Learn more about Diageo's success using the MBTI instrument > >
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Keep developing - one-day 20% off sale* on remaining workshop dates for 2009
And book 2010 workshops now at 2009 prices!
Still hoping to get your psychometric training completed in 2009? With just three months to go, the year will be gone before you know it - and if you want to make sure you do that workshop you've been promising yourself all year, then make sure our one-day 20% sale is in your diary: if you book on 23 October we'll be offering 20% off all the courses listed to the left of this article. We'll also be offering special rates for some of our other remaining 2009 workshops.
*See terms and conditions.
But if your diary is already full for 2009, we're offering Quarter 1 2010 workshops at 2009 prices** - if you book before the end of October.
**See terms and conditions.
Have a glance at workshop dates available for 2010 [pdf]
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Surviving Tough Times: how the MBTI instrument can influence decisions about your organisation
Nancy Barger and Linda Kirby in London, 3rd November
 We are delighted to have well known and highly regarded MBTI gurus, Nancy Barger and Linda Kirby, join us again this autumn. On 3 November, Nancy and Linda will speak to OPP audiences in London about 'Surviving Tough Times: how the MBTI® instrument can influence decisions about your organisation'. Don't miss this great opportunity to hear this dynamic team speak about personality in the workplace. Learn more and book > >
Nancy and Linda will also provide a special session geared towards independent practitioners in the afternoon on the 3rd, with big discounts available to OPP Expert Network members.
Learn more > > [OPP Expert Network members]
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It's about teams, leadership, and new languages
We're expanding our MBTI reports for you
Within a few weeks, you will be able to use two new reports on OPPassessment that can both widen and deepen your MBTI knowledge - and we're adding new languages!
- MBTI Team Report - Develop and inspire teams with this report. Once you know the best-fit type of the team members you are working with, this 14-page report is generated for each individual team member and compares the overall team type to each person's reported type. It outlines the degree of similarity within the team, predicts strengths and weaknesses of the team, and addresses problem-solving and the possibility for conflict. The report concludes with an action plan providing advice on improving team and individual effectiveness.
View sample report > > [pdf]
- Leadership Report using the FIRO-B® and MBTI instruments - As both the FIRO-B® and MBTI tools tap into key aspects of personality such communication, problem solving, decision making and interpersonal relations, the natural next step is to bring these complementary tools together into one in-depth report, as this new product does. The report, generated from completion of the FIRO-B questionnaire, together with best-fit type, provides rich information for development at all levels.
View sample report > > [pdf]
- MBTI Profile Reports in new languages - As workforces continue to diversify and work internationally, we've developed reports in new languages to support your needs. MBTI Profile Reports in the following languages will be available from next week: Norwegian, Finnish, Italian, Portuguese, Polish and Greek.
View OPP language availability > >
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Coming soon: A cost-effective way to sustain the impact of the MBTI in your workplace
 Imagine an online, easy-to-use MBTI resource that provides just-in-time access to practical coaching tools and management tips to improve individual performance, develop leaders and improve relationships at work. And all through the lens of type.
With training budgets squeezed and time away from the "day-job" under pressure, it isn’t getting any easier to maintain ongoing employee development. How can managers keep their people energised and engaged without development support?
MBTI Thinkbox – it’s a new, cost-effective way to build the value of your investment in the Myers-Briggs assessment. Email us at thinkbox@opp.eu.com to make sure you're the first to know about the upcoming launch.
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OPP's printed products receive FSC certification
You'll soon be seeing the FSC logo on OPP's printed products.
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is an international body that monitors and regulates how forests are managed, working towards preventing deforestation and ensuring the ethical treatment of people who work and live in the areas where forests are maintained. You can use the logo and tracking number shown next to it to trace the journey made by the paper in OPP's books and training materials back to its source: what the FSC call a 'Chain of Custody'. By giving this information, the FSC guarantees that the paper being used comes from responsibly managed forests.
Find out more about the FSC > > |