Personality Profiles: What do they mean?

1. Personality Profiles: What do they mean? Dr. Donald K. McConnell Jr.

2. Meyers-Briggs postulate four pairs of personality preferences • Extraversion (E) vs. introversion(I) • Sensors (S) vs. Intuitives (N) • Thinking (T) vs. Feeling (F) types • Judgmental (J) vs. Perceiving (P) types

3. Leading to 16 Personality Types • ESTJ • ISTJ • ISFP • ENTJ • INFP • ESTJ • ENTJ • Etc., etc.

4. Producing four Temperament Types • SJ • SP • NF • NT

5. Extraversion vs. introversion is Typified by this question:“When the phone rings, Do you hope someone else will answer?”

6. Extroverts (E) • Think by talking things through • Are stressed by isolation • Are energized by being around other people • American business rewards extraversion; universities encourage introversion • About three-fourths of our society is extroverted

7. Introverts(I) • Like to think things through on the inside • Prefer slow transition, deliberate and thorough • Are stressed and drained by dealing with lots of people • Are not good participants in meetings • Want to be alone when they are bothered

8. Sensing Versus Intuitive Types Are typified by This Question:“Are you More Interested in Probabilities or Possibilities?”

9. Sensing Types(S) • Constitute about 3/4 of the U.S. population • If they can’t see it, touch it, feel it, then it doesn’t exist! • Consider themselves to be very practical, sensible, and down to earth • Are stressed by new theories, but are good at implementing details

10. Intuitive Types (N) • Are more interested in probabilities than possibilities • Are more interested in the “big picture,” than the details • Sometimes are accused of having their heads in the clouds or of being dreamers • Often have the gift of vision • Love to think about the implications of things • Tend to gravitate toward the liberal and performing arts

11. Thinking Vs. Feeling Types Can Be Distinguished by This Question:“Which Is More Important, Laws or Circumstances?”

12. Thinking Types (T) • Have feelings, but prefer to make choices impersonally using logic, rules, and standards • Typically Northerners do business as T’s • Southerners do business as F’s

13. Feeling Types (F) • Prefer to make decisions by looking at the personal dimensions • Are stressed by conflicts and office politics • Prefer words like extenuating circumstances and “no rule works in all cases”

14. Judging Vs. Perceiving Types Can Be distinguished in this question:“Do you like things settled and done, or do you prefer options and spontaneity?”

15. Judging Types (J) • Like closure, done and settled • Prefer structured fields, like accounting and engineering • Usually think that work comes before all else • Need feedback

16. Perceiving Types (P) Prefer options and the open-ended Are adaptable and good troubleshooters Deal well with chaos, and view it as an opportunity Enjoy life more, and tend to land on their feet

17. The Phenomenon of Personality Transition in Mid Life [a.k.a., Mid Life Crisis]

18. Want to Know More About Understanding Personality Types? • See Please Understand Me, by Keirsey and Bates • Inexpensive paper back • Questionnaire you filled out is from that book