FIRO-B
FIRO-B®
This instrument gives valuable insights into the needs individuals bring to their relationships with other people:
- Helps people build more positive and productive working relationships
- Helps individuals become more aware and flexible in their style of relating to others
- Aids team-building
- Assesses interpersonal style on three levels – Inclusion, Control and Affection.
Developed by Will Schutz, the FIRO-B® instrument is a powerful aid to team, leadership and individual development. As well as facilitating prediction of compatibility and conflict between people, it can show the type of interpersonal environment in which individuals are likely to thrive and give information on the impressions people create. This is an ideal tool to aid self-awareness.
The instrument measures how a person typically behaves towards others and how they would like others to behave towards them. It assesses interpersonal style, and its appropriateness in relationships, on three levels:
| Inclusion | Control | Affection |
| Expressed I make an effort to include others in my activities. I try to belong, to join social groups and be with people as much as possible. |
Expressed I try to exert control and influence over things. I enjoy organising and directing others. |
Expressed I make an effort to get close to people. I am comfortable expressing personal feelings and I try to be supportive to others. |
| Wanted I want other people to invite me to belong. I enjoy it when others notice me. |
Wanted I feel most comfortable working in well-defined situations. I try to get clear expectations and instructions. |
Wanted I want others to act warmly towards me. I enjoy it when people share their feelings with me and when they encourage my efforts. |
The questionnaire can be used in:
Team building and development
- Identifying likely sources of compatibility or tension
- Identifying leadership style
- Aiding effective decision-making
- Improving communication, openness and trust
- Conflict resolution
Individual development
- Increasing self-awareness
- Increasing interpersonal effectiveness
- Career development
- Personal growth
Relationship counselling
- Identifying and resolving possible sources of incompatibility and dissatisfaction
Selection and placement
- Only in combination with other assessment techniques
- Helping to structure interviews
- Helping to assess likely team roles or interpersonal behaviour
Time required to complete: 15 to 30 minutes (although untimed) plus debriefing.
Format: Online tool or paper available.
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