Myers/Briggs Type Indicator Overview

1. Myers/Briggs Type IndicatorOverview

2. Myers-Briggs Indicator • Developed over 50 years ago by Isabel Briggs Meyers and Katherine Briggs • Based on Jungian Theory • Identifies preferences between 4 basic dichotomies • Energy Source • Information Gathering • Decision Making • Approach to External World • Based on Jungian Th

3. Class Objectives • Increase self-awareness/confirm self-perception • Discover normal differences among individuals in the way they think • Appreciate gifts and strengths of self and others • Capitalize on your strengths and the strengths of others • Apply knowledge about personality type

4. Extroversion IntroversionTendencies &Characteristics Tendencies & Characteristics Energized by inner resources, internal experiences. Energized by other people, external experiences

5. Extroversion IntroversionTendencies &CharacteristicsTendencies & Characteristics Feels pushed inward by external claims and intrusions Feels pulled outward by external claims and conditions

6. Extroversion IntroversionTendencies &Characteristics Tendencies & Characteristics Is often friendly, talkative, easy to know Is often reserved, quiet, hard to know

7. Extroversion IntroversionTendencies &CharacteristicsTendencies & Characteristics Acts, then (maybe) reflects Reflects, then (maybe) acts

8. Extroversion IntroversionTendencies &CharacteristicsTendencies & Characteristics Expresses emotions Bottles up emotions

9. Extroversion IntroversionTendencies &CharacteristicsTendencies & Characteristics Needs relationships Needs privacy

10. Extroversion IntroversionTendencies &CharacteristicsTendencies & Characteristics Gives breadth to live Gives depth to life

11. Extroversion IntroversionTendencies &CharacteristicsTendencies & Characteristics E’s may seem shallow to I’s I’s may seem withdrawn to E’s

12. Extroversion IntroversionTendencies &CharacteristicsTendencies & Characteristics Needs introversion for balance Needs extroversion for balance I E I E

13. Orientation Toward People (as a Source of Energy) Inward (Introverted) • Quiet • Reserved • Private • Reflective • Needs Space • Depth of Interests • Hard to Know Outward (Extroverted) Sociable Gregarious Expressive Talkative Active Needs Contact Breadth of Interests Quiet Reserved Private Reflective Needs Space Depth of Interests Hard to Know Strong . . .Moderate . . . Slight . . . Split . . .Moderate . . . Strong

14. SensingIntuitionTendencies/CharacteristicsTendencies/CharacteristicsSensingIntuitionTendencies/CharacteristicsTendencies/Characteristics Looks at specific parts and pieces Looks at patterns and relationships

15. SensingIntuitionTendencies/CharacteristicsTendencies/CharacteristicsSensingIntuitionTendencies/CharacteristicsTendencies/Characteristics Prefers handling practical matters Prefers imagining possibilities

16. SensingIntuitionTendencies/CharacteristicsTendencies/CharacteristicsSensingIntuitionTendencies/CharacteristicsTendencies/Characteristics Lives toward the future anticipating what might be Lives in the present, enjoying what’s there

17. SensingIntuitionTendencies/CharacteristicsTendencies/CharacteristicsSensingIntuitionTendencies/CharacteristicsTendencies/Characteristics Reads instructions, notices details Skips directions, follows hunches

18. SensingIntuitionTendencies/CharacteristicsTendencies/CharacteristicsSensingIntuitionTendencies/CharacteristicsTendencies/Characteristics Likes things that are definite, measurable Likes opportunities for being inventive

19. SensingIntuitionTendencies/CharacteristicsTendencies/CharacteristicsSensingIntuitionTendencies/CharacteristicsTendencies/Characteristics Starts at the beginning, takes a step at a time Jumps in anywhere, leaps over steps

20. SensingIntuitionTendencies/CharacteristicsTendencies/CharacteristicsSensingIntuitionTendencies/CharacteristicsTendencies/Characteristics Likes set procedures, established routines Likes change and variety

21. SensingIntuitionTendencies/CharacteristicsTendencies/CharacteristicsSensingIntuitionTendencies/CharacteristicsTendencies/Characteristics S’s may seem materialistic and literal-minded to N’s N’s may seem fickle, impractical dreamers to S’s

22. SensingIntuitionTendencies/CharacteristicsTendencies/CharacteristicsSensingIntuitionTendencies/CharacteristicsTendencies/Characteristics Needs intuition for balance Needs sensing for balance N S N S

23. Orientation Toward Information Gathering Facts (Sensing) Hunches (Intuitive) Concrete Pragmatic Detail Oriented Focused on Present Like to Do Like Procedure Methodical Innovative Theoretical Big picture Oriented Focused on Future Like to Plan Like Change Random Strong . . .Moderate . . . Slight . . . Split . . .Moderate . . . Strong

24. ThinkingFeelingTendencies/CharacteristicsTendencies/CharacteristicsThinkingFeelingTendencies/CharacteristicsTendencies/Characteristics Decides with the head Decides with the heart

25. ThinkingFeelingTendencies/CharacteristicsTendencies/CharacteristicsThinkingFeelingTendencies/CharacteristicsTendencies/Characteristics Goes by logic Goes by personal convictions x + y = what I feel a + b = c

26. ThinkingFeelingTendencies/CharacteristicsTendencies/CharacteristicsThinkingFeelingTendencies/CharacteristicsTendencies/Characteristics Goes by logic Goes by personal convictions x + y = what I feel a + b = c

27. ThinkingFeelingTendencies/CharacteristicsTendencies/CharacteristicsThinkingFeelingTendencies/CharacteristicsTendencies/Characteristics Sees things as on- looker, from outside a situation Sees things as a participant, from within a situation

28. ThinkingFeelingTendencies/CharacteristicsTendencies/CharacteristicsThinkingFeelingTendencies/CharacteristicsTendencies/Characteristics Concerned for relationships, harmony Concerned for truth, justice

29. ThinkingFeelingTendencies/CharacteristicsTendencies/CharacteristicsThinkingFeelingTendencies/CharacteristicsTendencies/Characteristics Spontaneously finds flaws, criticizes Spontaneously appreciates

30. ThinkingFeelingTendencies/CharacteristicsTendencies/CharacteristicsThinkingFeelingTendencies/CharacteristicsTendencies/Characteristics Good at analyzing plans Good at understanding people

31. ThinkingFeelingTendencies/CharacteristicsTendencies/CharacteristicsThinkingFeelingTendencies/CharacteristicsTendencies/Characteristics T’s may seem cold and condescending to F’s F’s may seem fuzzy-minded and emotional to T’s

32. ThinkingFeelingTendencies/CharacteristicsTendencies/CharacteristicsThinkingFeelingTendencies/CharacteristicsTendencies/Characteristics T’s need feeling for balance F’s need thinking for balance F T F T

33. Orientation Toward Decision Making Subjective (Feeling) Objective (Thinking) Instinctual Empathetic Harmonious Personal Warm Appreciative Capricious Analytical Logical Fair Impartial Cool Critical Principled Strong . . .Moderate . . . Slight . . . Split . . .Moderate . . . Strong

34. JudgmentPerceptionTendencies/Characteristics Tendencies/Characteristics Enjoys being curious, discovering surprises Enjoys being decisive

35. JudgmentPerceptionTendencies/Characteristics Tendencies/Characteristics Likes clear limits and categories Likes freedom to explore without limits

36. JudgmentPerceptionTendencies/Characteristics Tendencies/Characteristics Prefers an organized lifestyle Prefers a flexible lifestyle

37. JudgmentPerceptionTendencies/Characteristics Tendencies/Characteristics Likes definite order and structure Likes going with the flow

38. JudgmentPerceptionTendencies/Characteristics Tendencies/Characteristics Likes to have life under control Prefers to experience life as it happens

39. NF leader: Catalyst, Spokesperson, Energizer • LIABILITIES • Too generous with time & self • Makes decisions based on personal likes & dislikes • Gives too much autonomy and freedom • Overly focused on people rather than organization • Has difficulty “biting the bullet” when it may hurt others • STRENGTHS • Draws out the best in others • Empathetic • Creative • Participative: gets others to work together • Good verbal & listening skills • Sensitive to organizational climate

40. Orientation Toward Living Life Structured (Judging) Flexible (Perceiving) Spontaneous Curious Open Disjointed Fun Indecisive Goes with the Flow Wants a Plan Decisive Deadline Oriented Controlled Productive Neat Likes Closure Strong . . .Moderate . . . Slight . . . Split . . .Moderate . . . Strong

41. SP Leader: Troubleshooter, Negotiator, Fire Fighter • LIABILITIES • Impatient with the theoretical & abstract • Impulsive & unpredictable • Creates crises for excitement • Hesitates to produce written documents • Doesn’t take a stand, seems indecisive • STRENGTHS • Straightforward in handling crisis situations • Ingenious & resourceful in getting things done • Honest: “tells it like it is” • Adaptable & flexible • Willing to take risks

42. SJ Leader: Traditionalist, Stabilizer, Consolidator • LIABILITIES • Not always responsive to need for change • Doesn’t see the need for exceptions; “a rule is a rule” • Decides things too quickly • Impatient with delays & complications • Excessive concern for crises that may not occur • STRENGTHS • Realistic & practical • Decisive • Attentive to rules & regulations • Organized approach to work • Dependable, steady, good at follow-up • Systematic & precise with details

43. NF leader: Catalyst, Spokesperson, Energizer • LIABILITIES • Too generous with time & self • Makes decisions based on personal likes & dislikes • Gives too much autonomy and freedom • Overly focused on people rather than organization • Has difficulty “biting the bullet” when it may hurt others • STRENGTHS • Draws out the best in others • Empathetic • Creative • Participative: gets others to work together • Good verbal & listening skills • Sensitive to organizational climate

44. NT Leader: Visionary, Architect of Systems, Builder • WEAKNESSES • Doesn’t easily show appreciation • Lacks follow-up on details; bored with routine • Loses others with excessive complexity • Elitist • Impatient with incompetence • STRENGTHS • Sees new possibilities • Conceptualizes change • Sets high standards • Gets to the heart of complex issues • Sees the larger picture