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The lock down Rule Breakers! Their Traits revealed

The lock down Rule Breakers! Their Traits revealed

A new study recently published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences provides some amazing insights into possible reasons and minds of people who might be risking the lives of others by breaking the containment measures through their low compliance to...

Invited as a Judge at the Student Startup Business Centre COMSATS

Invited as a Judge at the Student Startup Business Centre COMSATS

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Organizational Development (OD) intervention based on Personality Tests

Organizational Development (OD) intervention based on Personality Tests

Another OD intervention using assessments with a pharmaceutical company in Lahore. We ran Big Five based assessments. Feedback sessions will follow. Personality Tests can provide organizations and individuals with an insight which otherwise can be difficult to obtain....

Assessments Project in the Middle East

Assessments Project in the Middle East

Some fond memories of my recent assessments project during the Middle East trip. I had a great team from around the globe to work with. It was a hectic project but thoroughly enjoyable. I was part of the small team that ran personality tests and behavioral interviews...

Personality Tests with a client in Pakistan (Islamabad)

Personality Tests with a client in Pakistan (Islamabad)

One of the recent personality tests projects in Pakistan ( Big Five Trait Personality Tests) with a client in Islamabad. It involved senior executives from the organization. The focus of the psychometrics tests was to explore the development avenues of the employees...

Our Music preferences reveal hidden sides of Personality

Our Music preferences reveal hidden sides of Personality

There is no such thing as an informal talk during a job or an employment interview or even a casual discussion. Even the most informal chats have to be carefully handled. Once the formal part of an interview is over or even during the interview, it is quite normal for...

MBTI Personality Test & Workshop US Embassy Pakistan 2019

MBTI Personality Test & Workshop US Embassy Pakistan 2019

For the second year in running, Manzar Bashir conducted MBTI Personality tests and assessments as well as MBTI Type training and workshops for participants of US Embassy and Lincoln's corner in Serena Hotel Islamabad. The topics covered included how to manage time and...

MBTI Personality Test in Pakistan

MBTI Personality Test in Pakistan

MBTI also known a Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is one of the most popular personality tests and Psychological tools in the world. MBTI in Pakistan though has not been used in its true sense at times. It is one of the most popular tests along with Disc personality test...

CSS Psychological Test Preparation First Position 2019 Pakistan

CSS Psychological Test Preparation First Position 2019 Pakistan

Happy to share the news that many of the candidates of the CSS Pakistan (Central Superior Services of Pakistan) who I helped prepare for the crucial psychological interview assessment secured very good positions as the final results have been announced for 2019. I...

Raising an Introverted child

Raising an Introverted child

Issue and my view How do I make my child play with others? Why does my child have a shy personality? Why doesn’t she participate much in class? Why doesn’t he take part in debates or dramatics? Why can’t she be happy on her own birthday and enjoy...

Personality Tests across Pakistan’s Largest school Chain (Multan)

Personality Tests across Pakistan’s Largest school Chain (Multan)

Top managers are often ill advised by stop-gap consultants to push through changes rapidly in large organizations. Change in big organizations is never easy and always takes time. It should be planned, sustainable and subtle. I am working with Pakistan's largest...

Key Note Address at Corporate Learning and Development Summit

I was invited as a key note speaker at the Corporate Learning and Development Summit in Lahore Pakistan. I talked about the rising role of personality tests & assessment interventions in businesses and also took some interesting questions related to aptitude and...

MBTI® workshop at US Embassy Pakistan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpZC-kCBaqw I ran a signature MBTI ® workshop with the participants from U.S. Embassy of Pakistan and @Lincoln's corner from across Pakistan at Serena Hotels Islamabad this month. We discussed the reported MBTI type, best fit type and...

Personality Tests at Civil Services of Pakistan

Personality Tests at Civil Services of Pakistan

I worked on a psychological assessments and tests project with the 45th common batch of the Civil Services of Pakistan. I ran The same personality tests as used by the Civil Service of UK.The TRAIT assessment is mapped on Big Five and expands on to 13 personality...

Assessments Centers at Allied Bank of Pakistan

Assessments Centers at Allied Bank of Pakistan

I ran promotion and assessment centers in Pakistan for senior employees at Allied Bank Limited (ABL)” was a huge success with specialized tools taken from the Aston Business Assessments (mapped on the Big Five Theory of OCEAN) as well as an assessments and tests...

MBTI Workshop at State Bank of Pakistan

MBTI Workshop at State Bank of Pakistan

State Bank of Pakistan reached me out while I was in London last year to deliver a series of MBTI ( Myers Briggs) workshops for their employees in Pakistan. It has been a successful partnership ever since having delivered half a dozen 2-day workshops in a matter of...

Meeting with Dr Woods ( Head of Work Psychology University of Surrey)

Meeting with Dr Woods ( Head of Work Psychology University of Surrey)

During my recent visit to Europe a few months ago I met the Head of Work Psychology at University of Surrey . We exchanged ideas on the future of work psychology and how it is developing in Europe and it's potential in the subcontinent. I have been working with Dr....

Trait Personality Tests at LUMS

Trait Personality Tests at LUMS

Bringing innovation to learning and training at Lahore University of Management Sciences. Our linguistics expert ran a Spoken English Language Advance Course for the staff of LUMS Library and Registrar office including Dr Nadeem. We incorporated TRAIT Development...

Meeting with the German Ambassador

Meeting with the German Ambassador

Met the German Ambassador to Pakistan Ina Lepel at OktoberFest a while ago. It was a delight to meet her and discuss Germany's appreciation for the Pakistan's reviving economy and their plans to invest here. She has previously served as the Head of UN Policy division...

Manzar Bashir was invited to speak to students of the Agha Khan Foundation student as part of their residential program. We discussed in detail the role of career assessments. MBTI in Pakistan came under discussion but our focus was on another spectacular tool;...

Manzar Bashir’s Interview about MBTI in Pakistan on National TV

Manzar Bashir’s Interview about MBTI in Pakistan on National TV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc4Qzogy0Hw&t=231s I was invited on a live show Din News Channel Lahore, Pakistan to talk about MBTI also known as the Myers Briggs Type Indicator as a Career Assessment and exploration tool. I tried to raise awareness about...

MBTI Session with Psychology Students at GC University Lahore, Pakistan

MBTI Session with Psychology Students at GC University Lahore, Pakistan

Manzar Bashir, Director Psychological Assessments was invited as a guest speaker to address the students at the Department of Psychology GC University Lahore , Pakistan to discuss tools including Big Five and MBTI in Pakistan. Being one of the very few psychologists...

MBTI in Pakistan

MBTI is one of the most popular personality tools in the world. MBTI in Pakistan though has not been used in its true sense. It is used to better understand your personality and that of others. It can be used in relationship handling as well as in a variety of...