CIMA and HRP opt for personal archetyping

CIMA Sri Lanka and the Association of Human Resource Professionals (HRP) entered into a joint partnership with Michel Nugawela to co-brand, market and conduct personal archetyping programs for their corporate membership.

The personal archetyping programs are based on a paradigm-shifting Jungian psychological approach to individualisation. Twelve archetypes - Innocent, Orphan, Warrior, Caregiver, Explorer, Lover, Destroyer, Creator, Ruler, Magician, Sage and Jester - put a human face to the values, meanings, traits and roles of people in their professional and personal lives.

"CIMA is proud to co-partner the introduction of personal archetyping to the Sri Lankan market," said Bradley Emerson.

"Management accountants are the core of any business and our members are leaders in industry, commerce, management consultancies and banks. The skills of CEOs and CFOs will be enhanced by the Jungian psychological approach that uncovers our unconscious behaviour, reveals why we make the choices we make in organizations and life and defines a process that allows us to access that information," he said.

"It plays an equally important role in supporting our ethical commitment to the profession as we understand the role our psychological development and ego plays in decision-making processes across organizations," Emerson said.

As a human resources body that represents Sri Lanka's HR professionals, HRP will promote personal archetyping to their members.

"Personal archetyping develops leadership and harvests the diverse talent of teams and groups through a process of inner psychological discovery into the unconscious structures that are imprinted into our minds at different stages of life. It will help people and organizations identify the behaviour and skills that drive organizational productivity and success," said HRP President, Ms Chiranthi Cooray.

The personal archetyping programs use internationally-validated psychological self-assessment tools, readings, imagery, visualization, exercises and other thought-provoking perspectives, models and practical actions for participants to 'try on' and enhance their relationship with each archetype.

"At the end of the programs, participants could use the resources, skills and tools from each archetype to show up more fully in their work and life," said Nugawela.