FIRO-B™

FIRO-B™ Team-Building Retreat

The theory behind the FIRO-B™ instrument is based on the
assumption that human interaction may be divided into three categories: issues surrounding inclusion, issues surrounding
control, and issues surrounding affection.  The Firo-B™ instrument measures each need in two dimensions: the expressed behavior
of the individual, and the wanted behavior from others.
 

Inclusion	Control	Affection
Expressed How much you include other people in your life	Expressed Your need for influence and responsibility	Expressed The warmth and closeness you show for others
Wanted How much attention and recognition you desire from others	Wanted The extent to which you want others to take the lead	Wanted How much you need the support of others

The need for Inclusion has to do with forming new relations and associating with people, and determines the extent of contact
and prominence that a person needs.

The need for Control has to do with decision-making, influence,
and persuasion between people, and determines the extent of
power or dominance that a person seeks.

The need for Affection has to do with emotional ties and
warm connections between people, and determines the extent
of closeness that a person seeks.

Customized Retreat

The retreat will be designed specifically for your team based on
the results of the FIRO-B™ assessment of individual team members and will incorporate activities demonstrating the differences and similarities of team members’ needs for inclusion, control and acceptance.  Information from the FIRO-B™ tool will help team
members to maximize the impact of their actions and identify
options for  increasing their job satisfaction and productivity,
resulting in overall improvement of team performance.

Format of Retreat

Prior to the workshop each participant will go on-line and
complete a response form and receive, via email, an individual
profile of their Firo-B™ profile.  (Sample Firo-B™ Profile)

Dr. Frank will create a composite profile for the entire team 
based on the individual profiles.  The results from the FIRO-B™ assessment can help team members understand their own
behavior and the behavior of others on the team.

The retreat is divided into two parts: first half aimed at
understanding the individual needs profile; second half focuses
on the composite profile of the entire team.

Through highly interactive exercises team members will begin
to understand how they tend to behave toward others and how they want others to behave towards them.   Team members will receive
their individual FIRO-B™ profile as well as aninterpretive report
for organizations with information onimproving their team
effectiveness. (Sample FIRO-B Interpretive Report)

Benefits of the FIRO-B Workshop

  Participants in the FIRO-B retreat will gain insight into 3 important 
  dimensions of interpersonal relationships which effect team dynamics:

INCLUSION is about recognition, belonging, participation,
contact with others, and how a team member relates to
the team.
CONTROL concerns influence, leadership, responsibility, and decision-making
AFFECTION is about closeness, warmth, sensitivity, openness, and how a team member relates to other team members

EXPRESSED BEHAVIOR
How much does the team member prefer to initiate the behavior?

WANTED BEHAVIOR
How much does the team member prefer others on the team to take the initiative?
How much does the team member want to be on the receiving end of those behaviors?