In brief, The Birkman Method® includes the five following major perspectives:
- 1. Usual Behavior - an individual's effective behavioral style of dealing with relationships and tasks.
- 2. Underlying Needs - an individual's expectations of how relationships and social situations should be governed in context of the relationship or situation.
- 3. Stress Behaviors - an individual's ineffective style of dealing with relationships or tasks; behavior observed when underlying needs are not met.
- 4. Interests - an individual's expressed preference for job titles based on the assumption of equal economic rewards.
- 5. Organizational Focus - the perspective in which an individual views problems and solutions relating to organizational goals.
