Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation-Behavior (FIRO-B)

About the Instrument

The Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation-Behavior (FIRO-B) is a highly valid and reliable tool that assesses how an individual’s personal needs affect that person’s behavior towards other individuals.  This highly valid and reliable self-report instrument offers insight into an individual’s compatibility with other people, as well as providing insight into that person’s own individual characteristics.

The FIRO-B measures a person’s needs for:

• Expressed Behavior (E) – what a person prefers to do, and how much that person wants to initiate action
• Wanted Behavior (W) – how much a person wants others to initiate action, and how much that person wants to be the recipient

The instrument also measures a person’s needs for:

• Inclusion (I) – recognition, belonging, and participation
• Control (C) – influence, leading, and responsibility
• Affection (A) – closeness, warmth, and sensitivity

Benefits of the FIRO-B

The FIRO-B is an ideal tool to use for interpersonal behavior measurement and assessment, including:

• management and supervisor development
• leadership development (used with MBTI as part of the Leadership Report)
• identifying leadership preferred operating styles
• employee development
• team building and explaining team roles
• improving team effectiveness
• advancing career development