Profiling Tool:
Herrmann Brain
Dominance Instrument
MRI Testing to identify
parts of the brain that were used during specific
types of thinking
Provides “General”
Characteristics of
Thinking Processes.
Sites the primary
benefit as the
Creation of “Whole
Brain Teams” to
accomplish tasks
Applies the Cognitive and
Limbic portions of the
brain as to identify
location of brain activity
during specific tasks
Discovered “Dominance“
in individuals – no
explanation why or how
that fits into perception
Assumed:
This
dominance
can change
depending on
stimulus and
how you grow
up, your
environment.
Problem: If you can change perception, others should be able to change, and therefore we are justified in making others wrong. If they CAN change, they should to accommodate the situation or superior. This perpetuates a SMALL Circle of Tolerance and Reactive Behavior. Inventory Additionally the lack of detailed brain perception and the mechanics behind it, may lead to misguided Generalizations of individuals without a perspective of the bigger picture
Problem: Closed groups creates bias if you account that the environment affects behavior. Behavior is NOT stand alone and is part of a system. Also this was a US study California Based) only, other studies show that Emotional Drive is affected by various environmental factors including culture
Problem: While providing excellent insights in the area of molecular psychology, Practical applications in understanding and influencing group dynamics and organizational behavior are limited.
Problem: The Inventory is part of a bigger system, so maximize its potential, practitioners need to incorporate other factors. Also, the CBCI is currently only 89% accurate and should be supplemented with trained professionals to identify close scores
Provides “Detailed”
Characteristics
of Thinking
Processes
andassociated
emotional
gratifications
and tendencies
to create
Personality
Dynamics
Controlled
observations
came from “same
characteristic” Groups of
children which is
not a real world
control Other Observation came
from self‐reports
of behavior
Studied over
80,000 people
including a
group of
children that
were observed
over 25 years
Each personality
dynamic constitutes a
whole way of
functioning. Members
of one personality
dynamic differ
distinctly and this
includes emotional
drive and gratification
Assumed:
we are all
born with
one of 5
personalities
when we are
born
A dimensional
model of
personality to
account for the
structure of
personality traits
and disorders
through links to
neurotransmitter
systems
Studies were
focused on
finding genetic
foundations for
personality
disorders and did
not include
organizational
applications
Studied effects of
multiple Genes
including DRD2,
DRD4 (dopamine),
5‐HT2A and 5‐HT6,
on nuro transition
and transporter
Polymorphisms
Identified 7 facets
of “Temperament
and Character” –
Separating the
Genetic and
environmental
factors related to
personality
Assumed:
Genetics are
largely
responsible
for disorders
such as
alcoholism,
anxiety and
neurosis…
Profiling Tool:
Temperament and
Character
Inventory
Profiling Tool:
Colored Brain
Communication
Inventory
Considered the
role of the
Reptilian Brain
and found that
Reaction affects
thinking
processes plus
the multiple
effects of Genes
Involved in
Transcription,
Neurotransmitter
Regulation, and
Axon Extension
affect functional
processing
Combined the
Clinical,
Observatory
and
Pathological
Studies to find
discrepancies
and similarities
get a more
factual
representation
Separated Individual
to Organizational
Behavior into 5 facets
of “Identity”
including Colored
Brain, Emotional
Drive, Postures,
Values and Core
identity (outside of
Groups)
Incorporated the Colored
Brain Model into a Group
Dynamics system for
organizational behavior to
get specific outcomes in
groups, teams and
corporate culture
Identified 4 Detailed primary
Genetic Brain Communication
Process correlating between Segal
and Horne, Herrmann and
Cloninger, then separated
Emotional Drive as the
Environmental factors since based
on personal field research with
over 700 subjects
Assumed:
Everyone
cannot be right
if they come up
with different
conclusions